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witticism

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witticism /ˈwɪtəˌsɪzəm/ noun
plural witticisms
witticism
/ˈwɪtəˌsɪzəm/
noun
plural witticisms
Learner's definition of WITTICISM
[count]
: a clever or funny remark妙语;俏皮话
BNC: 34066 COCA: 28208

witticism

noun

wit·​ti·​cism ˈwi-tə-ˌsi-zəm How to pronounce witticism (audio)
: a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark

Example Sentences

a collection of famous witticisms a drama critic who is best remembered for his biting witticisms
Recent Examples on the Web Whatever the witticism of the moment may be, the Army will have to devote energy and divert significant resources just to get people in the door. Eric Tegler, Forbes, 25 July 2022 Television was now beginning to recycle what was left of a brilliant era of earlier 20th-century witticism. Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 6 Apr. 2022 Following Miss Anthony’s address, Rev. Anna Shaw of Philadelphia was introduced, and for an hour the audience was spellbound under her rapid delivery of logic and witticism. Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2022 That's what passes for a sardonic witticism when the coronavirus pandemic is forcing the closure of countless barbershops and hair and nail salons across the country. Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2020 His defense turned less on evidence than on a stream of witticisms that enchanted the Parisian public. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 11 May 2020 The brothers, who originally came from Morocco, remained steady fixtures throughout, greeting me on my way to work, dispensing witticisms and advice, and peppering me with questions about a succession of American presidents. Liz Alderman, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2020 Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville and Michelle Dockery are all set to return to their lacy ruffles with more cutting witticisms. Andrew R. Chow, Time, 7 Aug. 2019 That witticism, now canonized as an American proverb, proved false in regards to the magazine the artist founded a half-century ago. Vogue, 30 Oct. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

witty + -cism (as in criticism)

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of witticism was in 1651
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