Witty vs. Clever

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  • Witty (adjective)

    Wise, having good judgement.

  • Witty (adjective)

    Possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious.

  • Witty (adjective)

    Clever; amusingly ingenious.

    “His speech was both witty and informative.”

  • Witty (adjective)

    Full of wit.

    “His frequent quips mark him as particularly witty.”

  • Witty (adjective)

    Quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits.

    “She may have grown older, but she has grown no less witty.”

  • Clever (adjective)

    Nimble with hands or body; skillful; adept.

  • Clever (adjective)

    Resourceful, sometimes to the point of cunning.

    “clever like a fox”

  • Clever (adjective)

    Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.

  • Clever (adjective)

    Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.

  • Clever (adjective)

    Possessing magical abilities.

  • Clever (adjective)

    Fit; suitable; having propriety.

  • Clever (adjective)

    Well-shaped; handsome.

  • Clever (adjective)

    Good-natured; obliging.

  • Clever (adjective)

    Fit and healthy; free from fatigue or illness.

Wiktionary
  • Witty (adjective)

    showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humour

    “Marlowe was charming and witty”

    “a witty remark”

  • Clever (adjective)

    quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent

    “how clever of him to think of this!”

    “she was an extremely clever and studious young woman”

  • Clever (adjective)

    skilled at doing or achieving something; talented

    “both Grandma and Mother were clever with their hands”

    “he was very clever at getting what he wanted”

  • Clever (adjective)

    showing skill and originality; ingenious

    “a simple but clever idea for helping people learn computing”

    “he taught the dog to perform some very clever tricks”

  • Clever (adjective)

    sensible; well advised

    “Joe had a feeling it wasn’t too clever, leaving Dolly alone”

  • Clever (adjective)

    healthy or well

    “I was up and about by this time though still not too clever”

Oxford Dictionary

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