witting

[ wit-ing ]

/ ˈwɪt ɪŋ /

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adjective

knowing; aware; conscious.

noun

North England. knowledge.

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Origin of witting

First recorded in 1250–1300, witting is from the Middle English word witing.See wit², -ing², -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM witting

wit·ting·ly, adverb

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How to use witting in a sentence

Wittingly or no, Tamerlan was a step ahead of them, having flown to Moscow on July 16, two days after Plotnikov was killed.
Katherine Russell Under Scrutiny After Female DNA Found on Boston Bomb|Michael Daly|April 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She could introduce discord into a family without even acknowledging to herself that she had done it wittingly.
Sevenoaks|J. G. Holland
Morris and these others played with it wittingly; it gave a zest, a touch of substance, to their aesthetic pleasures.
Tono Bungay|H. G. Wells
But where the penitent wittingly or unwittingly is in the position of an accomplice, what then, Father Pifferi?
The Eternal City|Hall Caine

The cabinet members who, wittingly or unwittingly, had encouraged him in this he some weeks later stigmatized as a set of geese.
A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln|John G. Nicolay
Spoken of a person who has wittingly placed himself in difficulties, and who attributes his bad position to fortune.
The Proverbs of Scotland|Alexander Hislop

British Dictionary definitions for witting

witting

/ (ˈwɪtɪŋ) /

adjective rare

deliberate; intentionala witting insult

aware; knowing

Derived forms of witting

wittingly, adverb

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