witty

[ wit-ee ]

/ ˈwɪt i /

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adjective, wit·ti·er, wit·ti·est.

possessing wit in speech or writing; amusingly clever in perception and expression: a witty writer.

characterized by wit: a witty remark.

British Dialect. intelligent; clever.

Origin of witty

before 900; Middle English; Old English wittig orig., wise. See wit¹, -y¹

SYNONYMS FOR witty

1, 2 droll, funny, original, sparkling, brilliant. See humorous¹.

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ANTONYMS FOR witty

1, 2 dull, stupid.

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OTHER WORDS FROM witty

wit·ti·ly, adverb wit·ti·ness, noun

Words nearby witty

wittgenstein, ludwig, wittgensteinian, witticism, witting, wittol, witty, witwatersrand, wive, wivern, wives, wiz

Example sentences from the Web for wittily

It is not, as Hoeke claimed, “slang” pulled from American hip-hop vernacular and wittily included in her magazine.

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And at either end of the wall, wittily, are portraits of Magritte and Norman Rockwell, each wearing a truly ridiculous hat.

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The King listened with great interest, and expressed himself most wittily on the subject.

The True Story of My Life |Hans Christian Andersen
Apropos of this, Aristippus on one occasion rebuked an empty-headed parent neatly and wittily.

Plutarch's Morals |Plutarch

It has been said wittily that when digging out his ideas, he buried himself in them.

George Sand, Some Aspects of Her Life and Writings |Rene Doumic
By my troth, I have eaten but two spoonfuls, and methinks I could discourse most swiftly and wittily already.

The Works of John Marston |John Marston
His eloquence was so pleasing that he was wittily called Glycon, or the sweet.

History Of Egypt From 330 B.C. To The Present Time, Volume 10 (of 12) |S. Rappoport

British Dictionary definitions for wittily

witty

/ (ˈwɪtɪ) /

adjective -tier or -tiest

characterized by clever humour or wit

archaic, or dialect intelligent or sensible

Derived forms of witty

wittily, adverb wittiness, noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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witty

adjective, wit·ti·er, wit·ti·est.

Origin of witty

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Example sentences from the Web for wittily

British Dictionary definitions for wittily

adjective -tier or -tiest

Derived forms of witty

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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witty

adjective, wit·ti·er, wit·ti·est.

Origin of witty

SYNONYMS FOR witty

ANTONYMS FOR witty

OTHER WORDS FROM witty

Words nearby witty

Words related to wittily

Example sentences from the Web for wittily

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adjective -tier or -tiest

Derived forms of witty

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