witty
adjective
possessing wit in speech or writing; amusingly clever in perception and expression.
wittiest
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superlativeof witty.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Ernst Lubitsch is best remembered today for directing some of the wittiest, sauciest Hollywood romantic comedies of the 1930s and ’40s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
Australian-British author of the 1979 novel Puberty Blues, Kathy Lette, remembered Sir Tom as "one of the wittiest people I ever met".
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
Winifred might be the smartest, wittiest and most brutal psychopath to grace the pages of a comedy of manners that turns into a horror show — all in an age rife with repression.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2025
She is the wittiest character, and it’s difficult to imagine an actor better suited to voice her than Moretz.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2021
Miss Matilda Maddox, you are the wittiest, most fascinating flower to bloom in Baltimore in years.”
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
