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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "clever; amusingly ingenious",
"word": "kvick"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "sramit",
"sense": "full of wit",
"word": "սրամիտ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ostroumen",
"sense": "full of wit",
"word": "остроумен"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "full of wit",
"word": "åndrig"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "full of wit",
"word": "geestig"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "full of wit",
"word": "välkky"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "full of wit",
"word": "spirituel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "full of wit",
"word": "geistreich"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "asteîos",
"sense": "full of wit",
"word": "ἀστεῖος"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "eutrápelos",
"sense": "full of wit",
"word": "εὐτράπελος"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "full of wit",
"word": "szellemes"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "full of wit",
"word": "tráthúil"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "full of wit",
"word": "spiritoso"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "full of wit",
"word": "argūtus"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "full of wit",
"word": "tātākī"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "full of wit",
"word": "vittig"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "full of wit",
"word": "åndrik"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ostroúmnyj",
"sense": "full of wit",
"word": "остроу́мный"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "full of wit",
"word": "sgaiteach"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "full of wit",
"word": "mordaz"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "full of wit",
"word": "ffraeth"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sǎobrazitelen",
"sense": "quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits",
"word": "съобразителен"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "chytrý"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits",
"word": "välkky"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits",
"word": "geistreich"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits",
"word": "schlagfertig"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "arguzia"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "spiritoso"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits",
"word": "arguto"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "smyšljónyj",
"sense": "quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits",
"word": "смышлёный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "soobrazítelʹnyj",
"sense": "quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits",
"word": "сообрази́тельный"
}
],
"word": "witty"
}
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