Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Aware or conscious of something.
- adjective Done intentionally or with premeditation; deliberate.
- noun Knowledge or awareness; cognizance.
- noun Information obtained and passed on; news.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Knowledge; perception.
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- adjective
aware ,knowledgable - verb Present participle of
wit . - noun obsolete
Knowledge ,awareness .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective aware or knowing
- adjective intentionally conceived
Etymologies
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Examples
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I think the witting is the problem, The actors get bad material.
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A friend of mine, a sociologist by training, told me that whatever I chose to write about Clinton would be a lie, that no conclusions could be drawn that weren't the witting or unwitting result of bias or ignorance or simply not having the whole story.
John V. Santore: Democracy in Clinton, Iowa John V. Santore 2011
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Wonder what of interest might be found on the ships, besides witting fools?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Gaza Blockade Violence News You May Have Missed 2010
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Arthur Kirkland says: rachel: Wonder what of interest might be found on the ships, besides witting fools?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Gaza Blockade Violence News You May Have Missed 2010
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If I'm going to indulge in some sort of Ron Swanson item, it's usually witting with him in the furniture shop.
Parks and Rec's Nick Offerman on Ron Swanson's Moustache Misadventures and Scary Tammy 2011
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Insist on a contract in witting that specifies the nature of the service to be provided.
Aggie R. Hoffman: Protection for Victims of Ineffective Representation and Immigration Fraud Aggie R. Hoffman 2011
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But they have been his witting—and unwitting—enablers, and the consequences of the latest disclosures rest on their shoulders, too.
WikiWhoops 2011
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A friend of mine, a sociologist by training, told me that whatever I chose to write about Clinton would be a lie, that no conclusions could be drawn that weren't the witting or unwitting result of bias or ignorance or simply not having the whole story.
John V. Santore: Democracy in Clinton, Iowa John V. Santore 2011
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Insist on a contract in witting that specifies the nature of the service to be provided.
Aggie R. Hoffman: Protection for Victims of Ineffective Representation and Immigration Fraud Aggie R. Hoffman 2011
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Just as infuriating is the witting acceptance among the leadership class.
The Most Annoying Business Jargon Christopher Steiner 2011
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