Meaning of witsome | Babel Free

Definitions

Possessing wit; witty.

Examples

“The simple-minded Yonos seemed never to have⟳ learned that there was danger in delays, and therefore, not suspecting his purpose, they listened with patience to one pretext and another brought forward⟳ either by, or on behalf of, the witsome Manuelo, for the postponement of his marriage with the timid village maiden.”

“[…] a devoted doctor Mr Brettoneau, a certain the Honourable Martin Hawke who, it appears, filled his daily hours with sword-fencing and lessons in duelling, and a witsome Irishman called Mr Hume who led the Lieutenant-Colonel in numerous forays through Amboise Forest with loaded muskets in search⟳ of boars.”

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