adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a witty remark (= one that is clever and amusing )
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I tried to think of a witty remark to make.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
very
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Outrageously camp and very witty , Paul was an habitué of the Colony Room where he and Minton may have first met.
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In addition to being very bright, he was very witty .
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His verses are very witty , hysterical.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a witty speaker
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I enjoyed the play - it had a clever plot and a very witty script.
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Sam is intelligent, witty , and great fun to be with.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Almodovar's dialogue is witty , the plot effortlessly intricate, and the boys wonderfully wicked.
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Both depictions, as laconic and witty as Degas can be, show Cassatt engaged in passive and typically feminine pastimes.
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He is outspoken, witty , occasionally vulgar, and when he smiles his whole face lights up.
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He was charming and witty , but, although Caroline was polite, she offered no encouragement.
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His collection was warm and witty and, to my layman's eye, wonderful.
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Raymond was witty and unusual and from time to time he was invited to drink coffee at the artists' cafés.
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Sammler, especially when greatly irritated or provoked when he felt galled, said witty things.
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Seibel has exclusive rights to play the late, witty illustrator, and comes to Tucson as part of a national tour.