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Meaning of nimble-wittedness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The characteristic of being nimble-witted, mental sharpness.

uncountable

Examples

“Maycomb was an ancient town. It was twenty miles east of Finch’s Landing, awkwardly inland for such an old town. But Maycomb would have been closer to the river had it not been for the nimble-wittedness of one Sinkfield, who in the dawn of history operated an inn where two pig-trails met, the only tavern in the territory.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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