† well-ˈwitted, a. Obs.
Gifted with good wits.
| c 1450 J. Metham Wks. 147 He that ys born that day schuld be trwe and wele-wyttyd. 1476 Paston Lett. III. 156 Thys man is..well wittyd, well manerd. 1529 Commons' Petition in Froude Hist. Eng. I. 198 Such subtle interrogatories..as are able quickly to trap a simple unlearned, or yet a well-witted layman without learning. 1552 Huloet, Able to receyue, or well wytted, capax. |