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witty
What does witty mean?
witty (adjective): combining clever conception and facetious expression.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use witty in a sentence?
- Anger makes boring people witty. (Tatoeba sentence #13101126 by rul, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce witty?
/ˈwɪti/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does witty come from?
From Middle English witty, witti, from Old English wittiġ, witiġ, ġewittiġ (“clever, wise”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “witty” mean?
consisting of a large number of individuals or parts
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combining clever conception and facetious expression
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engaged with or preoccupied by an activity or person
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having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
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