WITTY
What does "WITTY" mean?
Showing quick, clever, and inventive verbal humor.
Meanings
- Able to make clever, amusing remarks; sharp and funny in speech. Her witty toast had the whole table laughing.
Did you know?
- 'Witty' once just meant 'smart' - the same root 'wit' meant general intelligence, which is why losing your mind is still called being 'out of your wits'.
Word origin
From Old English 'wittig' meaning 'clever, wise, intelligent', from 'witt' (mind, understanding); only later did 'wit' narrow from general intelligence to the specific gift of clever humor.
Remember it
WITTY doubles its T like a comeback fired twice - quick wit, double the hit.
A little poem
The slow reply arrives by night,
perfect, witty, and far too late.
couplet
Wordplay
- I'd be more witty, but brevity is the soul of it - and I've nearly run out.
What it teaches
Wit is intelligence in a hurry; the cleverest reply is often the one you swallow.
Quick facts
What does WITTY mean?
Showing quick, clever, and inventive verbal humor.
Is WITTY a valid word?
Yes — WITTY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is WITTY?
WITTY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does WITTY come from?
From Old English 'wittig' meaning 'clever, wise, intelligent', from 'witt' (mind, understanding); only later did 'wit' narrow from general intelligence to the specific gift of clever humor.
What can WITTY teach us?
Wit is intelligence in a hurry; the cleverest reply is often the one you swallow.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.