here is a challange for you Dr.Goodword, I came across this word while playing a word game, Can you tell us more about it?(sprŭg)
v. t. 1. To make smart.
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Perhaps "smart" is not the intellectual meaning but the "Look smart now!" meaning.Sprug (?), v. t. [Cf. Prov. E. sprug up to dress neatly, sprag to prop, a., lively.] To make smart. [Obs.]
Smart (Page: 1358)
Smart, n. [OE. smerte. See Smart, v. i.]
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3. A fellow who affects smartness, briskness, and vivacity; a dandy. [Slang] Fielding.
Smart (Page: 1358)
Smart (?), a. [Compar. Smarter (?); superl. Smartest.] [OE. smerte. See Smart, v. i.]
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4. Accomplishing, or able to accomplish, results quickly; active; sharp; clever. [Colloq.]
5. Efficient; vigorous; brilliant. The stars shine smarter." Dryden.
6. Marked by acuteness or shrewdness; quick in suggestion or reply; vivacious; witty; as, a smart reply; a smart saying.
Who, for the poor renown of being smart Would leave a sting within a brother's heart? Young.
A sentence or two, . . . which I thought very smart. Addison.
7. Pretentious; showy; spruce; as, a smart gown. <-- in modifying dress or appearance, now used in the sense of "neat, trim", or "stylish, attractive, elegant." -->
8. Brisk; fresh; as, a smart breeze. ... [Eng.] Brande & C. Syn. -- Pungent; poignant; sharp; tart; acute; quick; lively; brisk; witty; clever; keen; dashy; showy. -- Smart, Clever.
Smart has been much used in New England to describe a person who is intelligent, vigorous, and active; as, a smart young fellow; a smart workman, etc., conciding very nearly with the English sense of clever. The nearest approach to this in England is in such expressions as, he was smart (pungent or witty) in his reply, etc.; but smart and smartness, when applied to persons, more commonly refer to dress; as, a smart appearance; a smart gown, etc.
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