Новый большой англо-русский словарь - witty
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witty
1. остроумный 2. уст. умный
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adj. (wittier, wittiest) 1 showing verbal wit. 2 characterized by wit or humour. Derivatives wittily adv. wittiness n. Etymology: OE witig, wittig (as WIT(1), -Y(1)) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
adjective (wittier; -est) Date: before 12th century 1. archaic having good intellectual capacity ; intelligent 2. amusingly or ingeniously clever in conception or execution the costumes are sumptuous and ~ — Virgil Thomson the musical background is…often ~ — Wolcott Gibbs 3. marked by or full of wit ; smartly facetious or jocular a ~ novel 4. quick or ready to see or express illuminating or amusing relationships or insights a ~ raconteur • wittily adverb • wittiness noun Synonyms: ~, humorous, facetious, jocular, jocose mean provoking or intended to provoke laughter. ~ suggests cleverness and quickness of mind a ~ remark. humorous applies broadly to anything that evokes usually genial laughter and may contrast with ~ 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. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
(wittier, wittiest) Someone or something that is witty is amusing in a clever way. His plays were very good, very witty... He is a very witty speaker. ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ adj using words in a clever and amusing way (a witty speaker | witty remarks) - wittily adv - wittiness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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