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smartish

/smahr-tish/US // ˈsmɑr tɪʃ //

聪明,聪明的,精明的,精明

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : rather smart; fairly intelligent or quick-witted: smartish answers on a quiz.
    • : rather fashionable; fairly chic or exclusive: a smartish new restaurant.
    • : fairly impressive or significant: a smartish number of supporters at the rally.
    • : rather saucy or pert.

Examples

  • When Christmas Day come, we had somethin' for dinner, but 'twa'n't much; and we had a smartish few bottles o' home-made wine.

  • Cannot say as how I took particular stock of him, sir; but he's a smartish-looking gentleman, sir.

  • The horses have come along at a smartish pace and will do with a breather.

  • I declare I shall be just the zame as ever—may be I may buy a smartish bridle, or a zilver backy stopper, or the like o' that.

  • I count as her had been in the water and below the ice a smartish while afore they catched sight of she.