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   witty

   /ˈwɪti/

   adjective

   • 1. showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humour: "a witty remark"

   Word Origin Old Englishwit(t)ig ‘having wisdom’ (see wit1, -y1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. wittiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   What does witty mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! WITTY definition: 1. using words in a clever and funny way: 2. using words in a smart and funny way: 3. using words…. Learn more.

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   What is a witty person?

   • Someone or something that is witty is amusing in a clever way. His plays were very good, very witty. He is a very witty speaker. The play deals wittily and intelligently with the pain of betrayal. 'Count Dracula, I presume,' I said wittily. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1.

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   What does wit mean in English?

   • Another phrase, to wit, meaning “that is, namely,” comes directly from the Middle English to witen (“to know”). witty, humorous, facetious, jocular, jocose mean provoking or intended to provoke laughter. witty suggests cleverness and quickness of mind.

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   What is a witty remark?

   • A witty remark is a witticism. It became customary to present definitions before examples and build general results first, relegating concrete applications to witty exercises. He appears to have been gifted and witty, self-absorbed and impossible in equal measure. Often, the names were witty puns on the originals.

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     WITTY meaning: 1. using words in a clever and funny way: 2....

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     WITTY translate: ingenioso, ingenioso/osa...

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   Witty definition: possessing wit in speech or writing; amusingly clever in perception and expression. See examples of WITTY used in a sentence.

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   The adjective witty can be used to describe those quick little funny remarks that often demonstrate a sharp, biting humor delivered in a playful manner. Witty usually describes things that are off-the-cuff amusing, rather than remarks that are elaborate or carefully planned in advance.

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