witty

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

WITTY, adjective [from wit.] 1. Possessed of wit; full of wit; as a witty poet. 2. Judicious; ingenious; inventive. 3. Sarcastic; full of taunts. Honeycomb was unmercifully witty upon the women.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI

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