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wit·ty

 (wĭt′ē)
adj. wit·ti·er, wit·ti·est
1. Demonstrating wit in expression, especially in speech or writing; clever and humorous: a witty commentator on the political scene.
2. Characterized by or having the nature of wit; funny or jocular: a witty saying.
3. Entertainingly and strikingly clever or original in concept, design, or performance: a witty sculpture; witty choreography.
wit′ti·ly adv.
wit′ti·ness n.
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Adv.1.wittily - in a witty manner; "he would wittily chime into our conversation"
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wittily

[ˈwɪtɪlɪ] ADV (= cleverly) → ingeniosamente; (= amusingly) → con gracia, de modo divertido
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wittily

[ˈwɪtɪli] adv → spirituellement
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wittily

adv (= humorously) → witzig, geistreich
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wittily

[ˈwɪtɪlɪ] adv → argutamente
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wit

(wit) noun
1. humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way. His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.agudeza, ingenio, chispa, gracia
2. a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc. He's a great wit.persona salada, chistoso, ingenioso
3. common sense, inventiveness etc. He did not have the wit to defend himself.juicio, inteligencia
ˈwitless adjective
crazy, stupid etc. estúpido
-witted
having understanding or intelligence of a certain kind. quick-/sharp-witted. de comprensión (...)
ˈwitticism (-sizəm) noun
a witty remark etc. ocurrencia, agudeza, salida
ˈwitty adjective
clever and amusing. a witty person; witty remarks.ingenioso, agudo, salado, gracioso
ˈwittily adverb
ingeniosamente
ˈwittiness noun
ingenio, agudeza
at one's wits' end
utterly confused and desperate. desesperado
keep one's wits about one
to be cautious, alert and watchful. estar despabilado, no perder la cabeza
live by one's wits
to live by cunning rather than by hard work. vivir del cuento
(frighten/scare) out of one's wits
(to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness. The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits. estar muerto de miedo
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For saith Pliny, very wittily, In commending another, you do yourself right; for he that you commend, is either superior to you in that you commend, or inferior.
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A humorous reply appeared in the February number of the Bulletins de la Societe Geographique of Geneva, which very wittily showed up the Royal Society of London and their phenomenal sturgeon.
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de la S-, the most Scandinavian- looking of Provencal squires, fair, and six feet high, as became a descendant of sea-roving Northmen, authoritative, incisive, wittily scornful, with a comedy in three acts in his pocket, and in his breast a heart blighted by a hopeless passion for his beautiful cousin, married to a wealthy hide and tallow merchant.
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There is no manner of vice that reigneth in any estate of man which this writer hath not godly, learnedly, and wittily rebuked."*
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You made the observation yourself just now very aptly and wittily." (Raskolnikov had made no observation of the kind.) "One gets into a muddle!
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This was the origin of those who were wittily termed Tulchan*
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His conversation was always sprinkled with wittily original, finished phrases of general interest.
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"Madam" (I wrote wittily), "I have no desire to exult over you, yet I should show a lamentable obtuseness to the irony of things were I not to dedicate this little work to you.
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"Tell him also that I am acquainted with all the details of the adventure at Amiens; that I will have a little romance made of it, wittily turned, with a plan of the garden and portraits of the principal actors in that nocturnal romance."
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Besides, as he wittily added, a chief merit in a dwelling was to present a front on whichever side it might happen to be seen; for, as it was exposed to all eyes in all weathers, there should be no weak flank for envy or unneighborly criticism to assail.
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he asked himself plaintively, then arose to respond cleverly and wittily to a clever and witty toast.
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His real position in the matter was once well and wittily described by his partner, Enos M.
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