Smart-aleck
Smart-aleck adjective - Marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings.
Usage example: a smart-aleck reply that was met with a slap in the face
Sharp-tongued and smart-aleck are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sharp-tongued" instead an adjective phrase "Smart-aleck".
Sharp-tongued
Smart-aleck and sharp-tongued are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Smart-aleck" instead an adjective phrase "Sharp-tongued".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- keen and smart-aleck
- keen and sharp-tongued
- cutting and smart-aleck
- cutting and sharp-tongued
- sour and smart-aleck
- sour and sharp-tongued
- rude and smart-aleck
- rude and sharp-tongued
- gruff and smart-aleck
- gruff and sharp-tongued
- harsh and smart-aleck
- harsh and sharp-tongued
- impertinent and smart-aleck
- impertinent and sharp-tongued
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