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wit⋅ty

  [wit-ee]
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–adjective, -ti⋅er, -ti⋅est.
1. possessing wit in speech or writing; amusingly clever in perception and expression: a witty writer.
2. characterized by wit: a witty remark.
3. British Dialect. intelligent; clever.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE wittig orig., wise. See wit 1 , -y 1

Related forms:
wit⋅ti⋅ly, adverb
wit⋅ti⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1, 2. droll, funny, original, sparkling, brilliant. See humorous.

Antonyms:
1, 2. dull, stupid.
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wit·ty   (wĭt'ē)   
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.
wit'ti·ly adv., wit'ti·ness n.
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Wittiness

Wit"ti*ness\, n. The quality of being witty.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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