smart

adjective13

1. •
   clever, and quick to understand people and situations

   • I always preferred the church, and I still do. But that was not smart enough for my family. They recommended the army. That was a great deal too smart for me. — 1811
2. •
   (informal) Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
3. •
   Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable.

   • You look smart in that business suit.
4. •
   Pretentious; showy; spruce.
5. •
   [in compounds] Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology).

   • “Imagine this,” says an advertising consultant named Barry Lowenthal. “I’m a smart toaster, and I’m collecting data on how many times the toaster is used.” — 2018
6. •
   Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.

   • He became tired of his girlfriend's smart remarks.
   • Don't get smart with me!
7. •
   Sudden and intense.

   • smart skirmishes, in which many fell — 1702
8. •
   Causing sharp pain; stinging.

   • How smart a lash that speech doth give my conscience. — 1599
9. •
   Sharp; keen; poignant.
10. •
    (Southern-US, old-fashioned) Intense in feeling; painful. Used usually with the adverb intensifier right.

    • He raised his voice; it hurt her feelings right smart.
    • That cast on his leg chaffs him right smart.
11. •
    (Appalachia) Hard-working.
12. •
    Brisk; fresh.
13. •
    (no longer used) Efficient; vigorous; brilliant.

    • The stars shine smarter. — 1697

noun5

1. •
   A sharp, quick, lively pain; a sting.

   • […] the bodie had no smart / Of any wound: it was the minde that felt the cruell stings. — 1567
2. •
   Mental pain or suffering; grief; affliction.

   • Mishaps are maistred by aduice discrete, / And counsell mitigates the greatest smart; / Found neuer help, who neuer would his hurts impart. — 1590
3. •
   Clipping of smart money.
4. •
   A fan of professional wrestling who is aware of kayfabe and the scripted nature of the competition.

   • wwe's attitude toward hardcore fans is a far cry from what it was during the Monday night wars. Back then, wcw would agonize over its decisions in an attempt to outsmart the “smarts.” — 2005
5. •
   (slang, old-fashioned) A dandy; one who is smart in dress; one who is brisk, vivacious, or clever.

   • […] I resolved to quit all further Conversation vvith Beaus and Smarts of all kinds, […] — 1742

verb3

1. •
   To hurt or sting.

   • After being hit with a pitch, the batter exclaimed "Ouch, my arm smarts!"
2. •
   To cause a smart or sting in.

   • A goad that […] smarts the flesh. — 1652
3. •
   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

adjective1

1. •
   An acronym for remembering desirable characteristics for goal-setting: specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, timebound. (See SMART criteria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia)

   • Over time, I noticed various exercises I did with Woebot rubbing off in my daily life. Woebot taught me how to set SMART goals — specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-limited. — 2022

noun1

1. •
   Acronym of self-monitoring, analysis and reporting technology: a monitoring system included in computer HDDs and SSDs in order to detect and report various indicators of drive reliability with the intent of anticipating imminent hardware failures.