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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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

Words related to wittiness

rejoinder, sarcasm, banter, retort, pleasantry, wordplay, fun, joke, satire, humor, farce, sitcom, vigor, poise, expressiveness, wit, passion, fervor, fluency, playfulness

Example sentences from the Web for wittiness

  • But the prettiness and wittiness are Betty's; do we not all know that?

    Love's Usuries |Louis Creswicke

  • And the result would be that he would kill the wittiness of the lines by burlesque.

    The Secrets of a Savoyard |Henry A. Lytton

  • A man of more wisdom than wittiness, and brain than fancy; and abler to any thing than to make verses.

    Microcosmography |John Earle

British Dictionary definitions for wittiness

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