Etymology

witted

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Today it means: having a specified form of wit (intellectual ability) Full definition →

Middle English witted
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromwitted
  2. English todaywitted

From Middle English witted, ywitted, equivalent to wit + -ed. Compare Old English witod (“appointed, ordained, assured, certain”).

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