witty
(Inglese)
- Clever; amusingly ingenious.
- Full of wit.
- Quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits.
- (obsolete) Wise, having good judgement.
- (archaic) Possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious.
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Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈwɪti/
Etimologia (Inglese)
From Middle English witty, witti, from Old English wittiġ, witiġ, ġewittiġ (“clever, wise”), from Proto-West Germanic *witīg, *witag, from Proto-Germanic *witagaz, *wītagaz (“knowing, wise, clever”), equivalent to wit + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German wittich, gewittich (“knowing, clever, wise, understanding”), German witzig (“funny, witty”), Norwegian Bokmål vettig, Norwegian Nynorsk vittig (“witty”).
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