witticism
noun (witticisms)
Everyday
A clever, quick joke or saying that makes people smile and think. tree →
In the lessons
In stories a character's witticism shows how sharp or cheeky they are.
Examples
- His witticism made everyone laugh. tree →
- The king enjoyed her witticisms. tree →
- Polly added another witticism to the talk. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «witticism» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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