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smart

/smɑɹt/ noun C2
  1. A sharp, quick, lively pain; a sting.
  2. Mental pain or suffering; grief; affliction.
  3. A dandy; one who is smart in dress; one who is brisk, vivacious, or clever. (dated, slang)
  4. A fan of professional wrestling who is aware of kayfabe and the scripted nature of the competition.

Plural smarts

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“Smart fellow, that,” observed Holmes as we walked away.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 19 · B2
Anne could evidently be smart to some purpose for she was down-stairs in ten minutes’ time, with her clothes neatly on, her hair brushed and braided, her face washed, and a comfortable consciousness pervading her soul that she had fulfilled all Marilla’s requirements.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 41 · C1
“White Mason is a smart man.
The Valley of Fear, p. 33 · C1
You may be very smart and clever, but the old hound is the best, when all is said and done.”
A Study in Scarlet, p. 33 · B2

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