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smartling

smartling noun: one who is smart, shrewd, or clever; a smart-aleck. Also the present participle of smartle.

Noun

smartling (plural smartlings)

  1. One who is smart, shrewd, or clever; a smart-aleck.
    • And smartlings think it witty to blaspheme [...]1773, The Gentleman's magazine, volume 3, page 262
    • And Smartlings think it Wit to play the Fool, [...]1738, Stephen Duck, Poems on several occasions

Also used as

smartling is also the present participle of smartle.

Forms of smartling

pluralsmartlings

Origin of smartling

From smart + -ling.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Questions about smartling

What does smartling mean?
Smartling means one who is smart, shrewd, or clever; a smart-aleck.
What part of speech is smartling?
Smartling is a noun.
What is the plural of smartling?
The plural of smartling is smartlings.

Words near smartling in the dictionary

  1. smartles
  2. smartless
  3. smartlessness
  4. smartlet
  5. smartlets
  6. smartling
  7. smartlings
  8. smartly
  9. smartman
  10. smartmen
  11. smartmodem

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