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WITTILY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wittily mean? 

WITTILY (adverb)
  The adverb WITTILY has 1 sense:

1. in a witty mannerplay

  Familiarity information: WITTILY used as an adverb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WITTILY (adverb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

In a witty manner

Context example:

he would wittily chime into our conversation

Pertainym:

witty (combining clever conception and facetious expression)


 Context examples 


And where does Martin Eden and the work Martin Eden performed come in in all this? he asked himself plaintively, then arose to respond cleverly and wittily to a clever and witty toast.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)



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