witticism

«witticism» in Mova's school dictionary: A clever, quick joke or saying that makes people smile… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (witticisms)

meaning for a pupil

A clever, quick joke or saying that makes people smile and think. tree →

sense 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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «witticism» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.