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===Adjectives for Witticism=== | ===Adjectives for Witticism=== | ||
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characteristic; pert; neat; coarse; constrained; obscene; painful; withering. | characteristic; pert; neat; coarse; constrained; obscene; painful; withering. | ||
===Verbs for Witticism=== | ===Verbs for Witticism=== | ||
| − | + | banter—s; evoke—; exchange—s; flash—; indulge in—s; roar at—; trade—s; —bites; —glitters; —retorts; —salts; —scintillates; —sparkles; —spices; —stings. | |
| − | banter—s; evoke—; exchange—s; flash—; | + | |
| − | indulge in—s; roar at—; trade—s; —bites; | + | |
| − | —glitters; —retorts; —salts; —scintillates; | + | |
| − | —sparkles; —spices; —stings. | + | |
===Thesaurus=== | ===Thesaurus=== | ||
[[adage]], [[ana]], [[analects]], [[aphorism]], [[apothegm]], [[axiom]], [[bon mot]], [[boutade]], [[bright idea]], [[bright thought]], [[brilliant idea]], [[byword]], [[catchword]], [[collected sayings]], [[conceit]], [[crack]], [[current saying]], [[dictate]], [[dictum]], [[distich]], [[drollery]], [[epigram]], [[expression]], [[facetiae]], [[flash of wit]], [[flight of wit]], [[gag]], [[gibe]], [[gnome]], [[golden saying]], [[happy thought]], [[jape]], [[jest]], [[maxim]], [[moral]], [[mot]], [[motto]], [[nasty crack]], [[oracle]], [[persiflage]], [[phrase]], [[pithy saying]], [[play of wit]], [[pleasantry]], [[precept]], [[prescript]], [[proverb]], [[proverbial saying]], [[proverbs]], [[quip]], [[quips and cranks]], [[repartee]], [[retort]], [[riposte]], [[sally]], [[saw]], [[saying]], [[scintillation]], [[sentence]], [[sententious expression]], [[sloka]], [[smart crack]], [[smart saying]], [[snappy comeback]], [[stock saying]], [[stroke of wit]], [[sutra]], [[teaching]], [[text]], [[turn of thought]], [[verse]], [[waggery]], [[wisdom]], [[wisdom literature]], [[wise saying]], [[wisecrack]], [[word]], [[words of wisdom]], [[yak]] | [[adage]], [[ana]], [[analects]], [[aphorism]], [[apothegm]], [[axiom]], [[bon mot]], [[boutade]], [[bright idea]], [[bright thought]], [[brilliant idea]], [[byword]], [[catchword]], [[collected sayings]], [[conceit]], [[crack]], [[current saying]], [[dictate]], [[dictum]], [[distich]], [[drollery]], [[epigram]], [[expression]], [[facetiae]], [[flash of wit]], [[flight of wit]], [[gag]], [[gibe]], [[gnome]], [[golden saying]], [[happy thought]], [[jape]], [[jest]], [[maxim]], [[moral]], [[mot]], [[motto]], [[nasty crack]], [[oracle]], [[persiflage]], [[phrase]], [[pithy saying]], [[play of wit]], [[pleasantry]], [[precept]], [[prescript]], [[proverb]], [[proverbial saying]], [[proverbs]], [[quip]], [[quips and cranks]], [[repartee]], [[retort]], [[riposte]], [[sally]], [[saw]], [[saying]], [[scintillation]], [[sentence]], [[sententious expression]], [[sloka]], [[smart crack]], [[smart saying]], [[snappy comeback]], [[stock saying]], [[stroke of wit]], [[sutra]], [[teaching]], [[text]], [[turn of thought]], [[verse]], [[waggery]], [[wisdom]], [[wisdom literature]], [[wise saying]], [[wisecrack]], [[word]], [[words of wisdom]], [[yak]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:19, 19 October 2014
English
Noun
Witticism (plural Witticisms)Adjectives for Witticism
characteristic; pert; neat; coarse; constrained; obscene; painful; withering.
Verbs for Witticism
banter—s; evoke—; exchange—s; flash—; indulge in—s; roar at—; trade—s; —bites; —glitters; —retorts; —salts; —scintillates; —sparkles; —spices; —stings.
Thesaurus
adage, ana, analects, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, bon mot, boutade, bright idea, bright thought, brilliant idea, byword, catchword, collected sayings, conceit, crack, current saying, dictate, dictum, distich, drollery, epigram, expression, facetiae, flash of wit, flight of wit, gag, gibe, gnome, golden saying, happy thought, jape, jest, maxim, moral, mot, motto, nasty crack, oracle, persiflage, phrase, pithy saying, play of wit, pleasantry, precept, prescript, proverb, proverbial saying, proverbs, quip, quips and cranks, repartee, retort, riposte, sally, saw, saying, scintillation, sentence, sententious expression, sloka, smart crack, smart saying, snappy comeback, stock saying, stroke of wit, sutra, teaching, text, turn of thought, verse, waggery, wisdom, wisdom literature, wise saying, wisecrack, word, words of wisdom, yak
