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单词 witty
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Definition of witty in English:

witty

adjectivewittiest, wittier ˈwɪtiˈwɪdi
  • Showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humour.

    a witty remark
    Marlowe was charming and witty
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It may sound boring and not clever or witty of me but I really, genuinely think it matters.
    • If you are to match it you are going to have to be witty and clever in your approach to dressing.
    • The trio presented witty, rude, clever songs, mostly delivered at a ferocious pace.
    • He was a native of Monaghan town and was a witty guy, with the cool Monaghan sense of humour.
    • Radcliffe is witty and entertaining, but talks in diffident stops and starts.
    • Maybe they think that person is a highly entertaining, witty and exciting individual.
    • We were, after all, out for a ladylike evening of sparkling chat and witty repartee.
    • They knew there was a lot more to this warm, witty, sparkly and sprightly show than just the title song.
    • What's more, the narrative has pace and is injected with witty dialogue and humour.
    • I was thinking of something funny or witty to say to him, but I couldn't think of anything.
    • We try and think of something clever, something witty, current, hard to pronounce.
    • Mahd might have a witty sense of humour but he always has words of wisdom to say to me.
    • For this to be a real success, the programme would have also to be witty and inventive in its use of language.
    • He himself has made inventive and witty use of the Glasgow dialect in much of his work.
    • The story of three feuding women is described as touching, funny, wise and gloriously witty.
    • The music is a mixture of gospel, blues and jazz and the dialogue is quick and witty.
    • What shines through are the wonderful and witty lyrics and dastardly clever arrangements.
    • Mrs. Drollmere had been a lively woman with a shrewd and witty sense of humour.
    • He was a witty, engaging, clever man who devoted his life to a political philosophy.
    • I have nothing funny or witty to say about it because it really does bring me to tears.
    Synonyms
    humorous, amusing, droll, funny, comic, comical, chucklesome
    sparkling, scintillating, lively, entertaining
    clever, quick-witted, sharp-witted, piquant, original, ingenious
    jocular, facetious, waggish
    epigrammatic

Derivatives

  • wittiness

  • noun ˈwɪtɪnəsˈwɪdinəs
    • Writers must always be careful to weigh the wittiness of their readers against the obviousness of the written humour.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Not only could she carry on any kind of conversation, ranging from various topics, but her wittiness and toying sarcasm often brought laughter from the circle of people that were gathered.
      • In France, abstraction does still exist, but there is also a Latin element, a wittiness, a German-influenced theatricality intrinsic to the choreographers’ work, he said.
      • It wasn't regular wittiness they were laughing at… She had been losing control and completely forgotten every promise she ever made to herself in terms of behavior.
      • I thought the movie would be ok, but nothing could prepare me for the cleverness, the obscene wittiness, and the overall awesomeness.
      • He over-compensates for his Napoleonic height with a cocksure manner, but the inmates have warmed to his lewd wittiness.
      • I'm not sure they actually say much about the subject, more about the wittiness of the contributors.
      • Finally, Auguste praises the wittiness that the Minister possesses.
      • At the same time, the music track ties all the elements of the film together and this, along with the beauty of its images and the wittiness and engaging quality of its dance numbers, brings to the fore cinema's particular pleasures.
      • Against Hallward's wishes, the two met, and Dorian was immediately taken by Lord Henry's fascinating words, presence and wittiness.

Origin

Old English wit(t)ig 'having wisdom' (see wit1, -y1).

Rhymes

banditti, bitty, chitty, city, committee, ditty, gritty, intercity, kitty, megacity, nitty-gritty, Pitti, pity, pretty, slitty, smriti, spitty, vittae
 
 

Definition of witty in US English:

witty

adjectiveˈwɪdiˈwidē
  • Showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humor.

    a witty remark
    Marlowe was charming and witty
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was a native of Monaghan town and was a witty guy, with the cool Monaghan sense of humour.
    • The story of three feuding women is described as touching, funny, wise and gloriously witty.
    • He was a witty, engaging, clever man who devoted his life to a political philosophy.
    • I was thinking of something funny or witty to say to him, but I couldn't think of anything.
    • Maybe they think that person is a highly entertaining, witty and exciting individual.
    • We try and think of something clever, something witty, current, hard to pronounce.
    • I have nothing funny or witty to say about it because it really does bring me to tears.
    • Radcliffe is witty and entertaining, but talks in diffident stops and starts.
    • He himself has made inventive and witty use of the Glasgow dialect in much of his work.
    • They knew there was a lot more to this warm, witty, sparkly and sprightly show than just the title song.
    • Mrs. Drollmere had been a lively woman with a shrewd and witty sense of humour.
    • We were, after all, out for a ladylike evening of sparkling chat and witty repartee.
    • What shines through are the wonderful and witty lyrics and dastardly clever arrangements.
    • For this to be a real success, the programme would have also to be witty and inventive in its use of language.
    • The trio presented witty, rude, clever songs, mostly delivered at a ferocious pace.
    • Mahd might have a witty sense of humour but he always has words of wisdom to say to me.
    • The music is a mixture of gospel, blues and jazz and the dialogue is quick and witty.
    • What's more, the narrative has pace and is injected with witty dialogue and humour.
    • If you are to match it you are going to have to be witty and clever in your approach to dressing.
    • It may sound boring and not clever or witty of me but I really, genuinely think it matters.
    Synonyms
    humorous, amusing, droll, funny, comic, comical, chucklesome

Origin

Old English wit(t)ig ‘having wisdom’ (see wit, -y).

 
 
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