B2adjective · rare

witty

witty · wittier · wittiest

швидкий, бистрий, прудкий

остроумный, сообразительный, смышлёный

geistreich, witzig, originell, schlagfertig

Clever; amusingly ingeniousClever; amusingly ingenious.

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/ˈwɪti/

» I know that Tom is witty.

Я знаю, що Том метикуватий.

Я знаю, що Том дотепний.

Meaning

5 senses

Clever; amusingly ingenious.
His speech was both witty and informative.
geistreich, witzig, originell
остроу́мныйostroúmnyj
Full of wit.
His frequent quips mark him as particularly witty.
geistreich
остроу́мныйostroúmnyj
Quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits.
She may have grown older, but she has grown no less witty.
geistreich, schlagfertig
смышлёныйsmyšljónyj, сообрази́тельныйsoobrazítelʹnyj
(obsolete)Wise, having good judgement.
(archaic)Possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious.
witzig, geistreich
у́мныйúmnyj, смышлёныйsmyšljónyj, сообрази́тельныйsoobrazítelʹnyj

More definitions

combining clever conception and facetious expression

Examples

84 sentences

I know that Tom is witty.
Я знаю, що Том метикуватий. — deniko
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I know Tom is witty.
Я знаю, що Том метикуватий. — deniko
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Tom is witty.
Том дотепний. — deniko
ruТом остроумен. — odexed
deTom hat Witz. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Do you think Tom is witty?
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Tom is always making witty remarks.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

clever; amusingly ingenious:

quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits:

possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

clever; amusingly ingenious:

quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits:

Origin

From Middle English witty, witti, from Old English wittiġ, witiġ, ġewittiġ (“clever, wise”

From Middle English witty, witti, from Old English wittiġ, witiġ, ġewittiġ (“clever, wise”), from Proto-West Germanic *witīg, *witag, from Proto-Germanic *witagaz, *wītagaz (“knowing, wise, clever”), equivalent to wit + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German wittich, gewittich (“knowing, clever, wise, understanding”), German witzig (“funny, witty”), Norwegian Bokmål vettig, Norwegian Nynorsk vittig (“witty”).

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