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witticise
English
Alternative forms
- witticize (US)
Etymology
Back formation from witticism, modelled after the analogy of criticise from criticism.
Verb
witticise (third-person singular simple present witticises, present participle witticising, simple past and past participle witticised)
- (transitive, intransitive) To express oneself wittily; to indulge in witticisms.
- 2007, Andrea Stuart, The Rose of Martinique:
- Here she entertained a learned and decadent group of dissenters who gathered to discuss politics, flirt and witticize.
- 2007, Andrea Stuart, The Rose of Martinique:
witticise From the web:
witticist
English
Etymology
Derived from witticism, with +? -ist.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?w?.t?.s?st/
Noun
witticist (plural witticists)
- A person who frequently uses witticisms.
Synonyms
- wit
- (as an insult): wisecracker
See also
- witticism
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