whip-smart
adjective
variants
or less commonly whip smart
or whipsmart
: very smart or clever
whip-smart dialogue
But underestimate or patronise Jessica at your peril. She's whip-smart, ultra-ambitious and brutally honest.—
Kerry Potter
Kerry PotterHe is also whip smart and tenacious, driven and efficient, typical of the breed so often attracted to academic medical research.—Lisa Belkin
Lisa BelkinExamples of whip-smart in a Sentence
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Grey is whip-smart and activist-minded even to her detriment.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Constantly on the move from one house to another, the whip-smart youngster, who loved school but rarely attended it, spent her days tending to her younger sister.
—Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
Paltrow stars as Pepper Potts, Stark’s whip-smart assistant.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
The Dubs were cohesive, high-energy, and whip-smart for a full 48-minute campaign.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
Among the forgettable melodramas there are also plenty of hidden gems—thoroughly modern love stories with whip-smart scripts and surprises up their sleeves, many of them directed by women and featuring more diverse casts than the average ’90s weepie.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
But the death sparks a revolution of sorts as the whip-smart Danvers can't come up with a decent plan.
—USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024
Through atmospheric camerawork, whip-smart dialogue, and a sea of film references for cinephiles to bathe in, The Half of It spins a coming-of-age love story that bleeds wisdom beyond its years.
—Lia Beck, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2024
That comedy background shines through in abundance in the character of Emma, whose whip-smart, acerbic humor masks a much gentler and more fragile soul.
—Sandy Thin, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Constantly on the move from one house to another, the whip-smart youngster, who loved school but rarely attended it, spent her days tending to her younger sister.
—Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
Paltrow stars as Pepper Potts, Stark’s whip-smart assistant.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
The Dubs were cohesive, high-energy, and whip-smart for a full 48-minute campaign.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
Among the forgettable melodramas there are also plenty of hidden gems—thoroughly modern love stories with whip-smart scripts and surprises up their sleeves, many of them directed by women and featuring more diverse casts than the average ’90s weepie.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
But the death sparks a revolution of sorts as the whip-smart Danvers can't come up with a decent plan.
—USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024
Through atmospheric camerawork, whip-smart dialogue, and a sea of film references for cinephiles to bathe in, The Half of It spins a coming-of-age love story that bleeds wisdom beyond its years.
—Lia Beck, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2024
That comedy background shines through in abundance in the character of Emma, whose whip-smart, acerbic humor masks a much gentler and more fragile soul.
—Sandy Thin, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
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