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Wits

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Noun

the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure.
speech or writing showing such perception and expression.
a person having or noted for such perception and expression.
understanding, intelligence, or sagacity; astuteness.
Usually, wits.
powers of intelligent observation, keen perception, ingenious contrivance, or the like; mental acuity, composure, and resourcefulness
using one's wits to get ahead.
mental faculties; senses
to lose one's wits.

Idioms

at one's wit's end. end 1 ( def. 33 ) .
keep or have one's wits about one
to remain alert and observant; be prepared for or equal to anything
to keep your wits about you in a crisis.
live by one's wits
to provide for oneself by employing ingenuity or cunning; live precariously
We traveled around the world, living by our wits.

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  • Wittingly

    knowing; aware; conscious., north england . knowledge.
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    possessing wit in speech or writing; amusingly clever in perception and expression, characterized by wit, british dialect . intelligent; clever., adjective,...
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  • Wizardly

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    to wither; shrivel; dry up., wizened., verb, dry up , mummify , sear , shrivel , wither
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  • Wobbler

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    shaky; unsteady., noun, instability , precariousness , ricketiness , shakiness , unsteadiness
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