wittyadjective
uk/ˈwɪt.i/us/ˈwɪt̬.i/B2 using words in a clever and funny way:
a witty comment/remark
He was witty and very charming.
More examples
- Her music is witty, ironic and allusive.
- It was obvious from their witty intimacies that they had been good friends for many years.
- She gave a witty, entertaining and articulate speech.
- There are some very witty one-liners in the film.
- The film is a skilful, witty pastiche of 'Jaws'.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Humour & humorous
- a bundle of laughs idiom
- amusing
- blackly
- bring
- bundle
- crack
- don't make me laugh! idiom
- funny ha-ha or funny peculiar? idiom
- gallows humour
- hysterical
- jocular
- josh
- killing
- lambent
- laugh
- sarcasm
- satirize
- tickle
- wordplay
- you've got to laugh idiom
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wittily
adverb uk/ˈwɪt.əl.i/us/ˈwɪt̬.əl.i/