Meaning of Witling | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person who feigns wit, pretending or aspiring to be witty.
2. A person with very little wit.

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Examples

“I ne'r vvith VVits and VVitlings paſt my days, / To ſpread about the Itch of Verſe and Praiſe, / Nor like a Puppy daggled thro' the Tovvn, / To fetch and carry Sing-ſong up and dovvn; […]”

“"But the witlings of the bunch were those two swaggering there in the popular conception of western dress...."”

“"...only a witling would call a man with my conceit a liar."”

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