anti-witn.

Brit.

/ˈantɪwɪt/, U.S.

/ˈæn(t)iˌwɪt/,

/ˈænˌtaɪˌwɪt/,

/ˈæn(t)əˌwɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: anti- prefix, wit n.

Etymology: < anti- prefix + wit n.

Now rare.

A person who tries vainly to be witty.

ΚΠ

a1687 Duke of Buckingham Misc. Wks. (1705) II. 98 Our brave Anti-wits and great Ones.

1709 W. Wycherley Let. 26 May in Posthumous Wks. (1729) II. 41 The Coffee-house Wits, or rather Anti-wits, the Criticks, prove their Judgments by approving your Wit.

1995 Philol. Q. 74 265 Pope..answers the anti-Wits with arguments from his own Dunces.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	anti-wit
释义	anti-witn. Brit. /ˈantɪwɪt/, U.S. /ˈæn(t)iˌwɪt/, /ˈænˌtaɪˌwɪt/, /ˈæn(t)əˌwɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: anti- prefix, wit n. Etymology: < anti- prefix + wit n. Now rare. A person who tries vainly to be witty. ΚΠ a1687 Duke of Buckingham Misc. Wks. (1705) II. 98 Our brave Anti-wits and great Ones. 1709 W. Wycherley Let. 26 May in Posthumous Wks. (1729) II. 41 The Coffee-house Wits, or rather Anti-wits, the Criticks, prove their Judgments by approving your Wit. 1995 Philol. Q. 74 265 Pope..answers the anti-Wits with arguments from his own Dunces. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.a1687
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