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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Her visual recreation of the “Tropicoqueta” album cover onstage was one of the show’s wittiest moments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
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
Best-selling author Kinsella is at her wittiest self in her latest, hilarious comedy.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 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
