Witling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Witling is a noun meaning A person who feigns wit, pretending or aspiring to be witty.
Meaning
A person who feigns wit, pretending or aspiring to be witty.
More Meanings
- A person with very little wit.
Example Sentences
"...only a witling would call a man with my conceit a liar."
"But the witlings of the bunch were those two swaggering there in the popular conception of western dress...."
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; […]
Word Forms
- witlings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wiseling, witticaster, witmonger, wantwit, wit-wanton, witticist.
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