witty (redirected from wittier)

wit·ty  (wt)

adj. wit·ti·er, wit·ti·est

1. Possessing or demonstrating wit in speech or writing; very clever and humorous.

2. Characterized by or having the nature of wit; funny or jocular: a witty saying.

3. Quick to discern and express amusing insights or relationships.

4. Entertainingly and strikingly clever or original in concept, design, or performance: a witty sculpture; witty choreography.

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witti·ly adv.

witti·ness n.

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witty [ˈwɪtɪ]

adj -tier, -tiest

1. characterized by clever humour or wit

2. Archaic or dialect intelligent or sensible

wittily  adv

wittiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

witty - combining clever conception and facetious expression; "his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent" humorous, humourous - full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"

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witty

adjective humorous, gay, original, brilliant, funny, clever, amusing, lively, sparkling, ingenious, fanciful, whimsical, droll, piquant, facetious, jocular, epigrammatic, waggish one of those genuinely witty speakers to whom one could listen for hours
boring, stupid, dull, tedious, tiresome, uninteresting, witless, humourless, unamusing

Translations

witty [ˈwɪtɪ] ADJ (wittier (compar) (wittiest (superl))) [person, remark, speech] → agudo, ingenioso
he's very witty (= clever) → es muy agudo or ingenioso; (= funny) → tiene mucha gracia

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witty [ˈwɪti] adj [speaker, writer, play, remark] → spirituel(le)

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witty

adj (+er) → witzig, geistreich

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witty [ˈwɪtɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → arguto/a, spiritoso/a

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witty

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