10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «READY-WITTED»
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ready-witted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ready-witted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Becoming an Ethical Helping Professional: Cultural and ...
You might run a tally in your mind to see which faculty members and which of
your fellow students might qualify as ready-witted, using the following guide from
Aristotle (1980): Those who carry humour to excess are thought to be vulgar ...
Rita Sommers-Flanagan, John Sommers-Flanagan, 2006
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Aristotle's Collection [ 29 Books]:
But those who joke in a tasteful way are called ready-witted, which implies a sort
of readiness to turn this way and that; for such sallies are thought to be
movements of the character, and as bodies are discriminated by their movements
, so too ...
20 25 3O 35 1128b 5 are called ready—witted, which implies a sort of readiness
to turn this way and that; for such sallies are thought to be movements of the
character, and as bodies are discriminated by their movements, so too are
characters ...
joke in a tasteful way are called ready-witted, which implies a sort of readiness to
turn this way and that; for such sallies are thought to be movements of the
character, and as bodies are discriminated by their movements, so too are
characters.
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The Basic Works of Aristotle
But those who joke in a tasteful way are called ready-witted, (10) which implies a
sort of readiness to turn this way and that; for such sallies are thought to be
movements of the character, and as bodies are discriminated by their movements
, ...
Aristotle, Richard McKeon, 2009
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Humor and the Good Life in Modern Philosophy: Shaftesbury, ...
But those who joke in a tasteful way are called ready-witted, which implies a sort
of readiness to turn this way and that; for such sallies are thought to be
movements of the character, and as bodies are discriminated by their movements
, so too ...
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... benign, dexter, fortunate, propitious, white 5 syn INTELLIGENT 2, alert, brainy,
brilliant, clever, knowing, quick-witted, ready-witted, sharp, smart rel advanced,
precocious con retarded ant dense, dull 6 syn LIVELY 1, alert, animate, animated
, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
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Merriam-Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
... witting, worldly 8 mon- daine, sensible, sentient 9 brilliant, cognizant,
conscious, insighted, observant, sagacious, world-wise 10 conversant,
discerning, insightful, perceptive 1 1 intelligent, quickwitted, ready-witted, sharp-
witted, worldly-wise ...
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A New General English Dictionary: Peculiarly Calculated for ...
ACO'TE (A.) sharp pointed, ready witted, in grniooi ; in Gamciry, every angle
whose measure Is less than the quarter of a circle, or oo degrees, is called an
acute angle : in Phy- jici, those diseases are called acutr, which soon come to
their ...
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Aristotle's Biopsychosocial Model of Psychology and ...
The ready-witted can respond to and produce the witty exchanges so rapidly
because it is the nature of habit, dispositions, virtues, vices, and character in
general to produce rapid and automatic responses involving emotion, cognition,
and ...
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «READY-WITTED»
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ready-witted is used in the context of the following news items.
Sonakshi Sinha trolled for 'Earth 2.0' tweet, responds in style!
New Delhi: Shotgun's daughter Sonakshi Sinha, who is known for her intellect and ready-witted nature, unexpectedly called in for Twitter trolling recently when ... «indiatvnews.com, Jul 15»
Fownes grabs trophy in trainers' thriller
Ready-witted Fownes responded deadpan, asking him whether he thought he was "the champion jockey or something". Fownes said it was a shame there were ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 14»
The Learning Network | Text to Text | 'Of Mice and Men' and …
In friendships of pleasure, “it is not for their character that men love ready-witted people, but because they find them pleasant.” In the latter, “those who love each ... «New York Times, Apr 14»
For this Hymn by St. Thomas Aquinas (Zion, To Thy Savior Singing)
A ready-witted man is quick with repartee and turns speech and action to light relief. It is against reason to be burdensome to others, showing no amusement ... «Patheos, Jan 13»
Friendship in an Age of Economics
In friendships of pleasure, “it is not for their character that men love ready-witted people, but because they find them pleasant.” In the latter, “those who love each ... «New York Times, Jul 10»
