Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

witling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: witling
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who feigns wit, pretending or aspiring to be witty.

noun

A person with very little wit.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"I ne'r vvith VVits and VVitlings paſt my days, / To ſpread about the Itch of Verſe and Praiſe, / Nor like a Puppy daggled thro' the Tovvn, / To fetch and carry Sing-ſong up and dovvn; […]"
""But the witlings of the bunch were those two swaggering there in the popular conception of western dress....""
""...only a witling would call a man with my conceit a liar.""
"I have intruded because this situation is intolerable. You are either a poisonous cockatrice or a witling, and you have brought Mr. Goodwin to a desperate pass."

Etymology

From wit + -ling.

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

witlings (plural)

Questions

What does witling mean?: A person who feigns wit, pretending or aspiring to be witty.
Where does witling come from?: From wit + -ling.

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