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wittily

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈwɪtɪli/
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  • CMU ARPABET: W IH1 T AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

in a witty manner; using wit

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a witty manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he would wittily chime into our conversation

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English wittily, wyttyly, wittiliche, equivalent to witty + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: остроумно (ostroumno) — in a witty manner
  • Icelandic: frumlega — in a witty manner
  • Latin: facete — in a witty manner