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witty
1archaic : having good intellectual capacity : intelligent2: amusingly or ingeniously clever in conception or execution <the costumes are sumptuous and witty
— Virgil Thomson> <the musical background is…often witty
— Wolcott Gibbs>3: marked by or full of wit : smartly facetious or jocular <a witty novel>4: quick or ready to see or express illuminating or amusing relationships or insights <a witty raconteur>
— wit·ti·ly
\ˈwi-tə-lē\
adverb
— wit·ti·ness
\ˈwi-tē-nəs\
noun synonyms witty
, humorous
, facetious
, jocular
, jocose mean provoking or intended to provoke laughter. witty suggests cleverness and quickness of mind <a witty remark>. humorous applies broadly to anything that evokes usually genial laughter and may contrast with witty in suggesting whimsicality or eccentricity <humorous anecdotes>. facetious stresses a desire to produce laughter and may be derogatory in implying dubious or ill-timed attempts at wit or humor <facetious comments>. jocular implies a usually habitual fondness for jesting and joking <a jocular fellow>. jocose is somewhat less derogatory than facetious in suggesting habitual waggishness or playfulness <jocose proposals>.
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