witty
Adjective Satellite
- combining clever conception and facetious expression
- "his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent"
Adj
- Wise, having good judgement.
- Possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious.
- Clever; amusingly ingenious.
- Full of wit.
- Quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits.
Adjective
- Demonstrating quick and inventive humor; cleverly amusing.
Examples
- Forming a seven-letter word with just two tiles, the player showed truly WITTY wordplay.
- His frequent quips mark him as particularly witty.
- His speech was both witty and informative.
- She may have grown older, but she has grown no less witty.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English witty, witti, from Old English wittiġ, witiġ, ġewittiġ (“clever, wise”), from Proto-West Germanic *witīg, *witag, from Proto-Germanic *witagaz, *wītagaz (“knowing, wise, clever”), equivalent to wit + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German wittich, gewittich (“knowing, clever, wise, understanding”), German witzig (“funny, witty”), Norwegian Bokmål vettig, Norwegian Nynorsk vittig (“witty”).
Synonyms
amusing, bright, diverting, droll, entertaining, facetious, humorous, jocose, jocular, lively, piquant, quick, quick on the draw, quick-witted, sharp, tongue-in-cheek, witty
Antonyms
brainless, corny, earnest, grave, hackneyed, humorless, lame, lowbrow, serious, sober, solemn, somber, stupid, uncomic, unfunny, witless
Scrabble Score: 11
witty: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordwitty: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
witty: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary