smart-mouthed

adjective

ˈsmärt-ˌmau̇tht How to pronounce smart-mouthed (audio)
-ˌmau̇t͟hd
: annoyingly cocky or sarcastic in speech

Examples of smart-mouthed in a Sentence

your smart-mouthed remarks aren't at all helping the situation
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Feimster plays the smart-mouthed Roo, a CIA colleague of Luke's. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 June 2025 Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell In the show, Ken Osmond played Eddie Haskell — the smart-mouthed kid who was best friends with Wally. Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 7 June 2025 There is Jake, the perma-grinning, smart-mouthed group leader. Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 May 2025 Although the songs are better at fitting smart-mouthed lyrics to catchy rhythms than achieving memorable melodies, the best ones have punch. David Benedict, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024 Eventually, the group’s number is reduced to one: a gangly, smart-mouthed junior named Angus Tully, played by newcomer Dominic Sessa in an exceptionally impressive debut. Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of smart-mouthed was in 1976

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“Smart-mouthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smart-mouthed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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