wittily
/ˈwɪtɪli/adverb
wittily is spelled W-I-T-T-I-L-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, wittily means “in a witty manner; using wit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wittily?
| Letters | 7: W-I-T-T-I-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is wittily?
Wittily appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce wittily?
- /ˈwɪtɪli/
Wittily has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-wittily.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wittily
- more wittily comparative
- most wittily superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wittily mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
in a witty manner; using wit
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wittily come from?
From Middle English wittily, wyttyly, wittiliche, equivalent to witty + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).