Witty

Adjective

 * 1)  Wise, having good judgement.
 * 2) *1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VIII:
 * Then cam there a lady that was a wytty lady, and she seyde playnly unto the Kyng [...] that he sholde never be hole but yf that Sir Trystrames wente into the same contrey than the venym came fro, and in that contrey sholde he be holpyn, other ellys never.
 * 1)  Possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious.
 * Merlin was perhaps more witty than magical.
 * 1) Clever; amusingly ingenious.
 * His speech was both witty and informative.
 * 1) Full of wit.
 * His frequent quips mark him as particularly witty.
 * 1) quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits
 * She may have grown older, but she has grown no less witty.

Synonyms

 * facetious
 * humorous
 * jocose
 * jocular
 * quick
 * See also Thesaurus:witty

Adverbs for Witty
profoundly; divertingly; amusingly; delightfully; uncommonly; extremely; mischievously; comically; roguishly; mischievously; scintillatingly; brilliantly; splendidly; unusually; broadly; drolly; facetiously; fatuously; pleasantly; smartly; whimsically; waggishly; cruelly; merrily; fantastically; sparklingly.

Thesaurus
Attic, absurd, amusing, biting, bizarre, brilliant, clever, diverting, droll, eccentric, entertaining, facetious, funny, hilarious, humorous, humorsome, incongruous, jesting, jocose, jocular, joking, joky, joshing, keen, keen-witted, laughable, ludicrous, mordant, nimble-witted, penetrating, piercing, pointed, priceless, probing, pungent, quaint, quick-witted, quizzical, rapier-like, rich, ridiculous, risible, salt, salty, scintillating, screaming, sharp, smart, sparkling, sprightly, whimsical

Etymology
wittig:, corresponding to.

Translations

 * Italian:


 * Czech:
 * Finnish: naseva, sukkelasanainen
 * German:


 * Hungarian: szellemes
 * Indonesian: jenaka
 * Scottish Gaelic: sgaiteach


 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian: szellemes


 * Norwegian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: sgaiteach


 * Finnish:


 * Italian: arguzia