smarty I. noun orsmartie\ˈsmär]d.]ē, -mȧ], ]t], ]i\ (-es) Etymology:smart (II) + -y, -ie : one that tries in a callow fashion to be witty or clever : smart aleck II. adjective (-er/-est) : having the characteristics of a smarty : smart-alecky < attempt to satirize … seems thin and even smarty — F.O.Matthiessen > < was full of smarty ideas and had no manners — Margery Allingham >