Wit·ty a. [Compar. Wittier superl. Wittiest.]
1. Possessed of wit; knowing; wise; skillful; judicious; clever; cunning. [Obs.] “The deep-revolving witty Buckingham.”
2. Especially, possessing wit or humor; good at repartee; droll; facetious; sometimes, sarcastic; as, a witty remark, poem, and the like. “Honeycomb, who was so unmercifully witty upon the women.”
Syn: -- Acute; smart; sharp; arch; keen; facetious; amusing; humorous; satirical; ironical; taunting.
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witty
adj : combining clever conception and facetious expression; "his
sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well
as eloquent"
[also: wittiest, wittier]