Meaning of smartling | Babel Free

Definitions

One who is smart, shrewd, or clever; a smart-aleck.

Examples

“And smartlings think⟳ it witty to blaspheme [...]”

“And Smartlings think⟳ it Wit to play⟳ the Fool, [...]”

“The serious illness of Archbishop Corrigan of the New York Catholic diocese, has led a lot of newspaper smartlings to predict⟳, with apparent mournfulness, that he might recover⟳ but for his "advanced age."”

“He determined that he would not hold⟳ up his honest admiration of his friend for the amusement of these smartlings.”

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