smort
smort is the simple past of smart.
Meaning of smart
Verb
smart (third-person singular simple present smarts, present participle smarting, simple past smarted or (obsolete) smort, past participle smarted or (obsolete) smort or (obsolete) smorten)
- To hurt or sting.
- After being hit with a pitch, the batter exclaimed "Ouch, my arm smarts!"
- To cause a smart or sting in.
- A goad that […] smarts the flesh.a. 1652, Thomas Adams, Faith’s Encouragement
- To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to be punished severely; to feel the sting of evil.
- You think this cruel? take it for a rule, / No creature ſmarts ſo little as a Fool.1735 January 13 (Gregorian calendar; indicated as 1734), [Alexander] Pope, An Epistle from Mr. Pope, to Dr. Arbuthnot, London: […] J[ohn] Wright for Lawton Gilliver […], →OCLC, page 5, lines 81–82
Adjective
smort (comparative smorter, superlative smortest)
Forms of smort
| comparative | smorter |
|---|---|
| superlative | smortest |
Questions about smort
- What does smort mean?
- Smort means smart.
- What is smort the simple past of?
- Smort is the simple past of smart.
- What part of speech is smort?
- Smort is an adjective.
Words near smort in the dictionary
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