Jesting vs Witty - What's the difference?
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joking
* Shakespeare
bantering; ridicule
mocking
facetious
humorous
* Macaulay
playful; mocking
jeering
(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.
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Quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits.
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As adjectives the difference between jesting and witty
is that jesting is facetious while witty is wise, having good judgement.As a noun jesting
is joking.As a verb jesting
is present participle of lang=en.jesting
English
Noun
- Yet in the midst of all her pure protestings, / Her faith, her oaths, her tears and all were jestings .
Adjective
(en adjective)- He will find that these are no jesting matters.