witting
/ˈwɪtɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Done deliberately or intentionally
Example Sentences
- "Howbeit, as great is growyng, if we suffer thys yong king in our enemies hande, which without his witting might abuse the name of his commandement, to ante of our knowing, which thing God and good provision forbid."
- "All such particular sums of money which he hath levied or lawfully might have levied to his witting or knowledge within his bailiwick, as part or parcel, […]"
- "He received holy water, but no holy bread to his witting."
- "I have seen Sir Tristram fight, said Sir Palamides, but never Sir Launcelot to my witting."
- "Sometimes the committing authority, who is usually located in the United States, is the only person who is witting of the CIA officer's true affiliation."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: vitand, Witting