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Mar 26, 2012 · Such a person is referred to as a wit. The indefinite article is required. You probably knew that already; I'm just making sure because the use of articles is confusing in English (and every other language I've encountered that has them).
Aug 10, 2011 · طريف = witty (in the sense of a clever yet funny thing to say), facetious, pleasingly unusual حاضر البديهة = intuitive, agile, witty (in the sense that he can find a quick intelligent answer, not necessarily funny) ذكي = intelligent, someone with a high IQ, bright, brainy, sharp, brilliant, clever.
Sep 23, 2017 · A general rule is for one syllable we use ER: smart/smarter (not more smart) For two or more syllables we use MORE: clever/more clever (not cleverer) intelligent/more intelligent (not intelligenter) EXCEPT when the adjective ends with y: witty/wittier (although more witty doesn't sound bad to me.)
Jan 17, 2021 · From Pride and Prejudice: "And yet I meant to be uncommonly clever in taking so decided a dislike to him, without any reason. It is such a spur to one's genius, such an opening for wit, to have a dislike of that kind. One may be continually abusive without saying anything just; but one cannot...
Aug 5, 2009 · I'm confused by an expression I stumbled upon while surfing the web. A text speaking about Oscar Wilde read: "Anglo-Irish playwright and poet, noted for his sartorial wit". I don't think I understand the use of the adjective sartorial in this context (I have also found other instances online of...
Jan 24, 2012 · I d like to describe a person as being very smart when giving opinions about Politics and general issues, having a fine, acute even ironic sense of humor. Would you describe her as "sharp" or "witty" ? i,e = sharp witted, quick witted ???? Can "sharp" be offensive ? I ve heard someone say "...
Jul 29, 2007 · Witzig can mean witty, joking, funny and sometime comical. Komisch can mean comical and funny. They are not synonymous and real jokes are always witzig or lustig. Things that are witty are geistreich or witzig, never komisch. Things that are funny-peculiar are always komisch. Things that are just funny can be any of those words depending on ...
Jan 13, 2017 · In Kung Fu Panda movie, the prison guard says to prisoner Tai Lung (a ferocious animal) sarcastically, "Did I step on the wittle kitty's tail" (subtitle) But the guard's words sound like "witty kitty" instead of "wittle kitty", but either way, I don't really know the meaning of either "witty" or...
Aug 30, 2006 · What does this expression "have your wits about you" mean? My dictionary says it ("to have (all) one's ~s about one") means : to have wit, to be witty, to be able not to get desperate for tiny things. Yet, my native teacher told me he is sure it means: to have wits, to be intelligent, to be able...
Nov 25, 2018 · They are supposed to chuckle at that because now they realize the first line was a play on the two meanings of the word bold - as a style of action and as a typeface. It's a mental misdirection to make it seem like one meaning and then have it mean something else. It's up to you whether you want to call that witty. The third line is the real ...
