Adjective

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(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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Adjective

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Very bad or intense.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2012-01

, author=Donald Worster , title=A Drier and Hotter Future , volume=100, issue=1, page=70 , magazine= citation , passage=Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.}}

Strict or harsh.

Sober, plain in appearance, austere.