Adjective

(er)

Full of life; energetic.

* 1671 , (John Milton), (Samson Agonistes)

But wherefore comes old Manoa in such haste, / With youthful steps? Much livelier than erewhile / He seems.

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Bright; vivid; glowing; strong; vigorous.

* 1704 , (Isaac Newton), (Opticks): Or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light

The colours of the prism are manifestly more full, intense, and lively that those of natural bodies.

* 1688 , (Robert South), Sacramental Preparation: Set forth in a Sermon on Matthew 5, 12.

His faith must be not only living, but lively too.

(archaic) Endowed with or manifesting life; living.

* c. 1600 , (Philemon Holland)

chaplets of gold and silver resembling lively flowers and leaves

(archaic) Representing life; lifelike.

* 1632 , (Philip Massinger) and (Nathan Field), (The Fatal Dowry)

I spied the lively picture of my father.

(archaic) Airy; animated; spirited.

* 1734 , (Alexander Pope), (An Essay on Man)

From grave to gay, from lively to severe.

(of beer) Fizzy; foamy; tending to produce a large head in the glass.

Adjective

(er)

Causing sharp pain; stinging.

* Shakespeare

How smart a lash that speech doth give my conscience.

Sharp; keen; poignant.

a smart pain

Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.

* 1811 , Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility , chapter 19

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.

Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.

(often, in combination) Equipped with intelligent behaviour.

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Good-looking.

a smart outfit

Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.

He became tired of his daughter's sarcasm and smart remarks''.

* Young

Who, for the poor renown of being smart / Would leave a sting within a brother's heart?

* Addison

a sentence or two, which I thought very smart

Sudden and intense.

* Clarendon

smart skirmishes, in which many fell

* 1860 July 9, Henry David Thoreau, journal entry, from Thoreau's bird-lore'', Francis H. Allen (editor), Houghton Mifflin (Boston, 1910), ''Thoreau on Birds: notes on New England birds from the Journals of Henry David Thoreau , Beacon Press, (Boston, 1993), page 239:

There is a smart shower at 5 P.M., and in the midst of it a hummingbird is busy about the flowers in the garden, unmindful of it, though you would think that each big drop that struck him would be a serious accident.

(US, Southern, dated) Intense in feeling; painful. Used usually with the adverb intensifier right .

He raised his voice, and it hurt her feelings right smart .

That cast on his leg chaffs him right smart .

(archaic) Efficient; vigorous; brilliant.

* Dryden

The stars shine smarter .

(archaic) Pretentious; showy; spruce.

a smart gown

(archaic) Brisk; fresh.

a smart breeze