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witty

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5
Pronunciation
/ˈwɪti/(UK)
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/ˈwɪti/(UK) · /ˈwɪti/(US) · [ˈwɪɾi](US)

Definition of witty

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Clever; amusingly ingenious.
    “His speech was both witty and informative.”
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adj

  1. Clever; amusingly ingenious.
    “His speech was both witty and informative.”
  2. Full of wit.
    “His frequent quips mark him as particularly witty.”
  3. Quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits.
    “She may have grown older, but she has grown no less witty.”
  4. (obsolete)Wise, having good judgement.
  5. (archaic)Possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious.
    “It hath beene a witty invention[…]to establish and ordaine certaine vaine and worthles markes, therewith to honor and recompence vertue[…].”

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

From Middle English witty, witti, from Old English wittiġ, witiġ, ġewittiġ (“clever, wise”), from Proto-West Germanic *witīg, *witag, from Proto-Germanic *witagaz, *wītagaz (“knowing, wise, clever”), equivalent to wit + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German wittich, gewittich (“knowing, clever, wise, understanding”), German witzig (“funny, witty”), Norwegian Bokmål vettig, Norwegian Nynorsk vittig (“witty”).

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