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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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witty 
O.E. wittig "clever, wise," from wit (n.) "intellect." Meaning "possessing sparkling wit" is recorded from 1588.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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