The following is from Pride and Prejudice:
Mr. Bennet was so odd a mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humour, reserve, and caprice, that the experience of three-and-twenty years had been insufficient to make his wife understand his character.
What does the phrase quick parts mean?
Best Answer
According to thesaurus.com, quick parts is a synonym of intelligence or wisdom:
And the Moby Thesaurus II gives it as one of nearly 300 synonyms for sharpness.
An example from 1852's Home and Social Philosophy:
And from 1860's Contributions to the Edinburgh Review: