Usually means: Cleverly amusing in expression, perception.
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  1. witty: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. witty: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. witty: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. witty: Collins English Dictionary
  5. witty: Vocabulary.com
  6. Witty, witty: Wordnik
  7. witty: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. Witty, witty: Wiktionary
  9. witty: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. witty: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. witty: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. witty: Dictionary.com
  13. witty: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. witty: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Witty (computer worm), Witty (software), Witty: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Witty: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. witty: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. witty: Rhymezone
  19. witty: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. witty: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. witty: Free Dictionary
  22. witty: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. Witty, witty: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus
  24. witty: Dictionary/thesaurus

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  1. Shakespeare Glossary (No longer online)

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  1. Witty (computer worm), witty: Legal dictionary

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  1. witty: Encyclopedia

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American English Definition British English Definition
▸ adjective:  (obsolete) Wise, having good judgement.
▸ adjective:  (archaic) Possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious.
▸ adjective:  Clever; amusingly ingenious.
▸ adjective:  Full of wit.
▸ adjective:  Quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits.
▸ noun:  A surname.

Similar:
humourous, humorous, wise-hearted, witsome, sage, wisdomful, clever, artful, senseful, tidy, more...

Opposite:
dull, unfunny, boring, unamusing, tedious

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sarcastic, dry, ironic, humorous, amusing, funny, more...

Phrases:
Andrew Witty, witty remark, witty sayings, a witty remark, witty retort, more...

Adjectives:
most, least, mighty, exquisitely, own, such, usual, few, several, wondrous, wise

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Similar:
humourous, humorous, wise-hearted, witsome, sage, wisdomful, clever, artful, senseful, tidy, more...

Opposite:
dull, unfunny, boring, unamusing, tedious

Types:
sarcastic, dry, ironic, humorous, amusing, funny, more...

Phrases:
Andrew Witty, witty remark, witty sayings, a witty remark, witty retort, witty leader sweet, witty saying, to fire back a witty response, opposite of witty, sarcastic or witty reply, witty remarks, more...

Adjectives:
most, least, mighty, exquisitely, own, such, usual, few, several, wondrous, wise

Colors:
    chartreuse,     periwinkle,     coral,     teal,     fuchsia, more...



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