Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: witty
IPA transcription: [w'ɪti]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: witty
    Meaning: combining clever conception and facetious expression; "his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent"
Usage examples
  • Some flash of witty irrelevance
  • He was not prepared for such a speech; he did not know what to say, although he wanted to say something witty.
  • When applied to this object, the saying is as just as it is witty, that, "in political arithmetic, two and two do not always make four." If duties are too high, they lessen the consumption; the collection is eluded; and the product to the treasury is not so great as when they are confined within proper and moderate bounds.
  • In the meantime, Denis Oglethorpe made friendly calls as usual, and always meeting Theodora, found her very pleasant to talk to and look at. He found out her enthusiastic admiration for the poetic effusions of his youth, and in consideration thereof, good-humoredly presented her with a copy of the volume, with some very witty verses written on the fly-leaf in a flourishing hand.