Word for Wednesday: Witty

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Our Word for Wednesday theme for November is other words for funny.

If something is funny, it means that it provokes laughter. The word has been used in English since 1756 and comes from the word ‘fun-‘ and the suffix ‘-y'. 'Fun' comes from the Middle English ‘fonnen’ meaning ‘befool’.

Over November we’ve looked at the words amusing, droll, hilarious. and silly. Our final funny word of the month is witty.

If something is witty, it means it is characterised by quick and inventive verbal humour 

Here is witty used in some example sentences:

  • They exchanged a witty back-and-forth. 
  • She responded to the insult with a witty retort.

Witty comes from the Old English ‘wittig’ meaning ‘wise’. The idea of having ‘sparking wit’ dates to the 1580s.


30 Nov 2022
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One of the students has put in a huge amount of effort in completing Spellzone at least 3 times a week since his arrival with us in January. Looking at his scores after the latest GL testing, his standardised score has risen from 99 to 131. This is a truly phenomenal result. I just wanted to share the best result I have ever seen.

Terrie Penrose-Toms, Casterton College

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