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It has been more wittily than charitably said that hell is paved with good intentions; they have their place in heaven also.
Robert Southey

Meaning of "wittily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WITTILY

wittily  [ˈwɪtɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WITTILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wittily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES WITTILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wittily in the English dictionary

The definition of wittily in the dictionary is in a manner characterized by clever humour or wit.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WITTILY


almightily
ɔːlˈmaɪtɪlɪ
Chantilly
ʃænˈtɪlɪ
craftily
ˈkrɑːftɪlɪ
flightily
ˈflaɪtɪlɪ
grittily
ˈɡrɪtɪlɪ
guiltily
ˈɡɪltɪlɪ
hastily
ˈheɪstɪlɪ
haughtily
ˈhɔːtɪlɪ
heartily
ˈhɑːtɪlɪ
matily
ˈmeɪtɪlɪ
mightily
ˈmaɪtɪlɪ
naughtily
ˈnɔːtɪlɪ
prettily
ˈprɪtɪlɪ
ricketily
ˈrɪkɪtɪlɪ
scantily
ˈskæntɪlɪ
shittily
ˈʃɪtɪlɪ
Tilley
ˈtɪlɪ
Tilly
ˈtɪlɪ
unwittily
ʌnˈwɪtɪlɪ
weightily
ˈweɪtɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WITTILY

witney
wits
Witsie
Witt
Witte
Wittenberg
witter
Wittgenstein
Wittgensteinian
witticism
wittier
wittiest
wittiness
witting
wittingly
wittol
wittolly
witty
witwall
witwanton

WORDS THAT END LIKE WITTILY

cattily
chattily
dottily
fattily
jauntily
knottily
lustily
nattily
nuttily
pettily
rattily
ruttily
scattily
smuttily
snottily
spottily
squattily
tattily
testily
throatily

Synonyms and antonyms of wittily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wittily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WITTILY

Find out the translation of wittily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wittily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wittily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

俏皮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ingeniosamente
570 millions of speakers

English

wittily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

wittily
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ببراعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

остроумно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

espirituosamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

wittily
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avec beaucoup d´esprit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wittily
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

witzig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

頓知をきかせて
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

재치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wittily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sắc sảo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

wittily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Wittily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

wittily
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

argutamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dowcipnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дотепно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

wittily
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

με χιούμορ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geestig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fyndigt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

wittily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wittily

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WITTILY»

The term «wittily» is regularly used and occupies the 86.611 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WITTILY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wittily

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2 QUOTES WITH «WITTILY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wittily.
1
Russell Smith
All coffee shops now have WiFi. Why bring a book when you could be wittily attacking some idiot columnist on Twitter, or responding to your date requests, or posting a picture of your foot? All of that is more gripping and immediate and social than books.
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Robert Southey
It has been more wittily than charitably said that hell is paved with good intentions; they have their place in heaven also.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WITTILY»

Discover the use of wittily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wittily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
In a witty manner, (at) Knowingly; intelligently; ingeniously; cunningly; artfully. Time only & custom hane authoritie to do, specially in all cases of language, as the Poet hath wittily remetnbred. Puttenham, Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 104. The wittily ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914
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The Century dictionary and cyclopedia: a work of universal ...
In a witty manner, (at) Knowingly; intelligently; ingeniously; cunningly; artfully. Time only <fe custom haue authoritle to do, specially in all cases of language, as the Poet hath wittily remembred. Puttenham, Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 104. The wittily ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1897
3
Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
But is there any other beast that lives, Who his own harm so wittily contrives ? Dryden. z. With flight of imagination.— -In conversation wittily pleasant, pleasantly gamesome. Sidney. — The old hermit, that never law pen and ink, very wittily said ...
‎1816
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
ME. wittily; < witty + -/y2.] In a witty manner, (at) Knowingly; intelligently ; ingeniously ; cunningly ; artfully. Time only & custom haue authoritie to do, specially in all cases of language, as the Poet hath wittily remembred. Puttenham , Arte of Eng.
‎1911
5
Barnabæ itinerarium: or, Drunken Barnaby's four journeys to ...
or, Drunken Barnaby's four journeys to the north of England, in Latin and English metre ; wittily and merrily (tho' an hundred years ago) composed ; found among some old musty books that had lain a long time by in a corner, and now at last ...
Richard Brathwaite, Joseph Haslewood, 1852
6
Drunken Barnaby's Four Journeys to the North of England: In ...
In Latin and English Metre. Wittily and Merrily (tho' an Hundred Years Ago) Composed; Found Among Some Old Musty Books that Had Lain a Long Time by in a Corner, and Now at Last Made Public. Together with Bessy Bell. To which is Now ...
Richard Brathwaite, 1822
7
Christianity and the Soul of the University: Faith as a ...
2. TOSERVE. GOD. WITTILY,. IN. THETANGLE. OF. ONE'SMIND. Jean. Bethke. Elshtain. SOMETIMES OTHERS ARE THE FIRST to notice. When my first book, Public Man, Private Woman: Women in Social and Political Thought, was ...
Douglas V. Henry, Michael D. Beaty, 2006
8
New York Magazine
wittily. tasteful. high. comedy. . ." ". . .Those bulges, lumps, nodules and protrusions in Lipchitz's. We'll get to higher things later, stooping first for the newsier side of the cinema scene, which brings to mind a line that has lingered with me from ...
9
Vox Graculi, Or Iacke Davves Prognostication No Lesse ...
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Jack Daw, 2010
10
Stories, moral and comical. Viz: The banquet of the gods. ...
The banquet of the gods. Titus and Gissippus: or, The power of friendship. The prudent husband: or, Cuckoldom wittily prevented. Loyalty's glory: or, The true souldier of honour. From hints out of Italian, Spanish and French authors, done into ...
Thomas D'Urfey, 1706

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WITTILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wittily is used in the context of the following news items.
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Darlingside harmonizes wittily at Freight & Salvage
From James Taylor and Tracy Chapman to the Story (Jonatha Brooke and Jennifer Kimball's duo) and Amy Correia, Massachusetts has produced an impressive ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
2
Trevor Nunn's Volpone reviewed: Henry Goodman bewitches the …
His great skill is the capacity to bewitch an audience by doing nothing wittily. Orson's Shadow is a hit American play set backstage at the Royal Court in 1960. «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Walking Away, by Simon Armitage - Book review: wittily self …
He is wittily self-deprecating, much like a hipper Alan Bennett. One of his hosts says that she would have got the shower mended if he'd been John Hegley. «The Independent, Jun 15»
4
7 Funny Tombstone Ideas For The Wittily Deceased
"Rest In Peace" is so yesterday. How about an epitaph that will get you on Instagram? As we've pointed out before, leaving your earthly body doesn't mean you ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
5
'While We're Young' wittily examines anxieties of aging
Ben Stiller (L) and Naomi Watts are shown in a scene from “While We're Young.” The film is being shown as part of the Galas program of the 34th İstanbul ... «Today's Zaman, Apr 15»
6
Noah Baumbach's 'While We're Young' wittily examines the …
Noah Baumbach delivers a precise, amusing and deeply felt missive from the most anxious depths of mid- adulthood in “While We're Young,” a comedy of ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
7
In praise of Molly Keane, by Ciarán Carty
Nobody saw through the ascendancy classes more perceptively or wittily than one of their own. Making her debut with a Mills & Boon romance, she won critical ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»
8
Poets & The Peacock Dinner: The Literary History of a Meal, Lucy …
McDiarmid's intimate, intricate narrative wittily reveals cross-currents: the young men flattered and challenged the patriarch, jostling amongst themselves. Pound ... «The Independent, Dec 14»
9
Ed Miliband Takes 12 Hours To Wittily Respond To Myleene Klass …
Proving that perhaps the Labour leader needed to put some hours into crafting a witty response, and a PR team to do some research into the pop star's ... «Huffington Post UK, Nov 14»
10
Stephen Harper wittily skewered in "Proud" at Firehall Arts Centre
Michael Healy's "Proud" manages to be witty, hilarious, scathing and thought-provoking all at the same time. The setting is Stephen Harper's office in 2011. «The Vancouver Observer, Apr 14»

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