Synonyms for witty

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1. Cleverly amusing

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

2. *Intelligent

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

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