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Beamy vs Witty - What's the difference?

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In archaic terms the difference between beamy and witty

is that beamy is having horns or antlers while witty is possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious.

As adjectives the difference between beamy and witty

is that beamy is resembling a beam in size and weight; massy while witty is wise, having good judgement.

beamy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy.
  • (archaic) Having horns or antlers.
    • beamy stags
  • (nautical) Having much beam or breadth; wide.
  • Showing or emitting rays of light; beaming; radiant; shining.
  • (figuratively) Radiant; beamsome; joyous; gladsome.

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    witty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (label) Wise, having good judgement.
  • *, Bk.VIII, Ch.viij:
  • *:Then cam there a lady that was a wytty lady, and she seyde playnly unto the Kyngthat he sholde never be hole but yf that Sir Trystrames wente into the same contrey than the venym came fro, and in that contrey sholde he be holpyn, other ellys never.
  • (label) Possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious.
  • *, II.7:
  • *:It hath beene a witty invention.
  • Clever; amusingly ingenious.
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  • Full of wit.
  • :
  • Quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits.
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    • Synonyms

    * facetious * humorous * jocose * jocular * quick * See also