English → Latin
“witty” in Latin
dĭcāxsarcastic; witty; satiricalfacētuselegant, fine; courteous, polite; witty, jocose, facetioussalsussalty, briny; sharp, wittyurbānusof or belonging to a city; urban; fond of, or devoted to cities; cultivated, sophisticated, polished, refined
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
witty
dicax: facetus: non infacetus: salsus: urbanus. Vid: WIT.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for witty?
- The usual Latin words for “witty” are dĭcāx, facētus, salsus; also urbānus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.