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wittily

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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.
witti·ly adv.
witti·ness n.
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Adv.1.wittily - in a witty manner; "he would wittily chime into our conversation"
Translations
wittily [ˈwɪtɪlɪ] ADV (= cleverly) → ingeniosamente; (= amusingly) → con gracia, de modo divertido
wittily [ˈwɪtɪli] adv → spirituellement
wittily
adv (= humorously) → witzig, geistreich
wittily [ˈwɪtɪlɪ] adv → argutamente
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For saith Pliny, very wittily, In commending another, you do yourself right; for he that you commend, is either superior to you in that you commend, or inferior.
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A humorous reply appeared in the February number of the Bulletins de la Societe Geographique of Geneva, which very wittily showed up the Royal Society of London and their phenomenal sturgeon.
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And as for our legal tradition, as you so wittily called it, I thoroughly agree with you.
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