witty

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. See wit.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Cleverly amusing]

Syn. humorous, droll, jocose, jocular, sarcastic, facetious, amusing, funny; see also humorous .

2. [*Intelligent]

Syn. sparkling, keen, quick-witted, brilliant, whimsical, clever, bright; see also intelligent 1 .

Syn.- witty implies sharp, amusing cleverness and spontaneity in perceiving and commenting on, esp. in repartee and sometimes sarcastically, the incongruities in life; humorous connotes more geniality, gentleness, or whimsicality in saying or doing something that is deliberately comical or amusing; facetious is now usually derogatory in suggesting an inappropriate or ill-chosen attempt to be witty or humorous; jocular implies a happy or playful disposition characterized by the deSire to amuse others; jocose suggests a mildly mischievous quality in joking or jesting, sometimes to the point of facetiousness

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

clever, sharp, funny, comical, humorous, *saber-witted, *having a razor wit, droll, quick-witted, amusing, whimsical, entertaining, quick, *wise, sarcastic.

ANT.: dull, serious, morbid

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Intended to excite laughter or amusement: comedic, facetious, funny, humorous, jocose, jocular. See LAUGHTER. 2. Amusing or pleasing because of wit or originality: clever, scintillating, smart, sparkling. See LAUGHTER.