In a manner characterized by wit (see wit, n. 7 8, witty, adj. 7 8); in a cleverly amusing way; with smart jocosity.

Cleverly, wittily, ingeniously. Obsolete.

Explicitly, directly; emphatically; so as to make a point (esp. by way of rebuke, rebuff, criticism, etc.); †pithily or wittily (obsolete).

Cleverly, neatly; wittily; †skilfully, carefully (obsolete). In later use also with the implication of speed and dispatch (see sense 2).