fly
fly · flier · fliest
Quick-witted, alert, mentally sharpQuick-witted, alert, mentally sharp.
Recorded US: Dvortygirl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
/flaɪ/
Translations
7 languagesРусский
quick-witted:
well dressed:
Deutsch
quick-witted:
Meaning
4 senses(dated, slang)Quick-witted, alert, mentally sharp.
clever, smart
сообразительныйsoobrazitelʹnyj
(slang)Clandestine, surreptitious
(slang)Well dressed, smart in appearance; in style, cool.
He's pretty fly.
smart
нарядныйnarjadnyj, я́ркийjárkij
(slang)Beautiful; displaying physical beauty.
More definitions
- (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
Origin
Uncertain; probably from the verb or noun.Uncertain; probably from the verb or noun.
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Forms
flier/flyer, fliest/flyestWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.