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witting

[ wit-ing ]

/ ˈwɪt ɪŋ /

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adjective

knowing; aware; conscious.

noun

North England. knowledge.

Origin of witting

First recorded in 1250–1300, witting is from the Middle English word witing. See wit², -ing², -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM witting

wit·ting·ly, adverb

Words nearby witting

witter, wittgenstein, wittgenstein, ludwig, wittgensteinian, witticism, witting, wittol, witty, witwatersrand, wive, wivern

Example sentences from the Web for wittingly

Wittingly or no, Tamerlan was a step ahead of them, having flown to Moscow on July 16, two days after Plotnikov was killed.

Katherine Russell Under Scrutiny After Female DNA Found on Boston Bomb |Michael Daly |April 30, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The barber shall swear, "I did not mark him wittingly," and he shall be guiltless.

A History of Science, Volume 1(of 5) |Henry Smith Williams
Thus did I wittingly deprive myself of the power of drawing back, but I was able to realize the full force of the situation.

The Memoires of Casanova, Complete |Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
I am not going to rail at thee, child; for I believe that thee did not wittingly try to injure us.

Peggy Owen at Yorktown |Lucy Foster Madison

If any man rise up by false witnes, wittingly and of purpose to take away any man's life, he shall be put to death.

A Source Book in American History to 1787 |Various
Mr. Pierce would not, I think, have wittingly suppressed anything that told against him.

Historical Essays |James Ford Rhodes

British Dictionary definitions for wittingly

witting

/ (ˈwɪtɪŋ) /

adjective rare

deliberate; intentional a witting insult

aware; knowing

Derived forms of witting

wittingly, adverb