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witful, a.|ˈwɪtfʊl|
[In ME. aphetic for *iwitful, OE. *ᵹewitfull, inferred from unᵹewitfull (f. unᵹewitt madness, folly); in mod.E. a new formation on wit n. and -ful.]
†1. Wise, sagacious. Obs.
c1205Lay. 911 Membricius..wes..wys & witful. Ibid. 9095 Þurh his wit-fulne cræfte. 1340Ayenb. 150 He makeþ man wytuol and wys. 1544Betham tr. Purlilia's Precepts War i. cxxx. G iv b, A wytfull capitayne wyll sende some of hys souldyours that be subtyle & wyttye, to..tempt the mynde of his enemies. 1587Golding De Mornay v. (1592) 58 That is the marke of the witfull action, (that is to say, of the euerlasting word or conceit whereby God made them). 1614Chapman Masque Inns of Court C 2, Tis passing miraculous, that your dul and blind worship should so sodainly turne both sightfull, and witfull.
2. Full of wit (in modern senses).
1765J. Brown Chr. Jrnl., Summer Day 174 The poems of lofty Milton, witful Cowley, elegant Pope. 1872Daily News 31 July, M. Thiers' utterances snap with witful shrewdness. 1924Countries of World I. 639/2 The women deck these stands with witful skill. 1935W. de la Mare Early One Morning 321 A willing and witful child. 1980N.Y. Times 26 Aug. c–8/5 Ravel's Sonata for Violin and Cello... For pinpoint gestural precision and witful repartee, this sophisticated instrumental dialogue is an unending source of fascination. |