witty
Americanadjective
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possessing wit in speech or writing; amusingly clever in perception and expression.
a witty writer.
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characterized by wit.
a witty remark.
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British Dialect. intelligent; clever
adjective
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characterized by clever humour or wit
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archaic intelligent or sensible
Related Words
See humorous 1.
Other Word Forms
- wittily adverb
- wittiness noun
Etymology
Origin of witty
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English wittig originally, “wise”; wit 1, -y 1
Example Sentences
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Hart keeps up a steady stream of anecdotes and witty repartee, but increasingly the mask slips; underneath it all is the yawning realization that he is utterly alone.
From Barron's
If there’s a single witty idea in the entire two-hour slog, I missed it.
This tradition, which emerged in the Parisian literary salons of the 17th and 18th centuries, is defined as the art of the witty remark.
Ernst Lubitsch is best remembered today for directing some of the wittiest, sauciest Hollywood romantic comedies of the 1930s and ’40s.
Though her film is singularly witty, Kramer refuses to shy away from tough subjects and perplexing contradictions.
From Salon
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