[wit.ty] adj wit.ti.er ; -est (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: having good intellectual capacity: intelligent
2: amusingly or ingeniously clever in conception or execution "the costumes are sumptuous and ~ --Virgil Thomson" "the musical background is ... often ~ --Wolcott Gibbs"
3: marked by or full of wit: smartly facetious or jocular
4: quick or ready to see or express illuminating or amusing relationships or insights -- wit.ti.ly adv -- wit.ti.ness n syn witty, humorous, facetious, jocular, jocose mean provoking or intended to provoke laughter. witty suggests cleverness and quickness of mind "a witty remark". humorous applies broadly to anything that evokes usu. genial laughter and may contrast with witty in suggesting whimsicality or eccentricity "humorous anecdotes". facetious stresses a desire to produce laughter and may be derogatory in implying dubious or ill-timed attempts at wit or humor "facetious comments". jocular implies a usu. habitual fondness for jesting and joking "a jocular fellow". jocose is somewhat less derogatory than facetious in suggesting habitual waggishness or playfulness "jocose proposals".