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witty

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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.
witty
Adjective
[-tier, -tiest] clever and amusing
wittily adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
witty
adjective humorous, gay, original, brilliant, funny, clever, amusing, lively, sparkling, ingenious, fanciful, whimsical, droll, piquant, facetious, jocular, epigrammatic, waggish << OPPOSITE dull
Translations

witty [ˈwɪtɪ] adj → ingenioso
witty [ˈwɪtɪ] adj → spirituel(le) → plein(e) d'esprit
witty [ˈwɪtɪ] adj → geistreich
witty [ˈwɪtɪ] adj → spiritoso/a
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He was no prude and could laugh as well as anyone at the witty immorality of a farce at the Palais Royal, but here was nothing but filth.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
Sedley and the young lady; for the conversation, as may be judged from the foregoing specimen, was not especially witty or eloquent; it seldom is in private societies, or anywhere except in very high- flown and ingenious novels.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
In the course of the defence, the witty Erskine went on to illustrate his position, by alluding to a recent crim.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
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