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whipsmart

whipsmart is the alternative spelling of whip-smart.

Meaning of whip-smart

Adjective

whip-smart (comparative more whip-smart, superlative most whip-smart)

  1. (Canada, US, informal) Very intelligent.
    • Seeing them here in town, smart in American-style uniforms, Peru's Army looks extremely well-trained, whip-smart.1948, Ray Josephs, Latin America: Continent in Crisis, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →OCLC

Forms of whipsmart

comparativemore whipsmart
superlativemost whipsmart

Questions about whipsmart

What is whipsmart the alternative spelling of?
Whipsmart is the alternative spelling of whip-smart.

Words near whipsmart in the dictionary

  1. whipscorpion
  2. whipscorpions
  3. whipship
  4. whipships
  5. whipsman
  6. whipsmart
  7. whipsmen
  8. Whipsnade
  9. whipsnake
  10. whipsnakes
  11. whipsocket

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