"witful" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more witful [comparative], most witful [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English witful (“wise; sagacious; cunning; ingenious”), equivalent to wit + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|witful||wise; sagacious; cunning; ingenious}} Middle English witful (“wise; sagacious; cunning; ingenious”), {{suffix|en|wit|ful|pos=adjective}} wit + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} witful (comparative more witful, superlative most witful)
  1. Full of or possessing wit; wise; sensible Derived forms: witfully, witfulness
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