witty

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Clever and amusing in a quick way.

   His speech was both witty and informative.

2. 2
   adj

   Showing quick, sharp humour.

   She is famous for her witty replies in interviews.

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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