smart
adjective
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capable of independent and apparently intelligent action“smart weapons”
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improperly forward or boldfresh
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showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
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elegant and stylishchic
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quick and brisk“I gave the committee a smart salute.”
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characterized by quickness and ease in learningbright
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painfully severe“The cruel owner gave the dog a smart blow.”
noun
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a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a soresmartnesssmarting
verb
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be the source of painhurtache