Hypertext Webster Gateway: "witty"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Witty \Wit"ty\, a. [Compar. {Wittier}; superl. {Wittiest}.] [AS.
witig, wittig. See {Wit}, n.]
1. Possessed of wit; knowing; wise; skillful; judicious;
clever; cunning. [Obs.] ``The deep-revolving witty
Buckingham.'' --Shak.
2. Especially, possessing wit or humor; good at repartee;
droll; facetious; sometimes, sarcastic; as, a witty
remark, poem, and the like. ``Honeycomb, who was so
unmercifully witty upon the women.'' --Addison.
Syn: Acute; smart; sharp; arch; keen; facetious; amusing;
humorous; satirical; ironical; taunting.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
witty
adj : combining clever conception and facetious expression; "his
sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well
as eloquent"
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