WITHY
With"y, a.
Defn: Made of withes; like a withe; flexible and tough; also,
abounding in withes.
The stream is brimful now, and lies high in this little withy
plantation. G. Eliot.
WITING
Wit"ing, n. Etym: [See Wit, v.]
Defn: Knowledge. [Obs.] "Withouten witing of any other wight."
Chaucer.
WITLESS
Wit"less, a.
Defn: Destitute of wit or understanding; wanting thought; hence,
indiscreet; not under the guidance of judgment. "Witless bravery."
Shak.
A witty mother! witless else her son. Shak.
Witless pity breedeth fruitless love. Fairfax.
— Wit"less*ly, adv.
— Wit"less*ness, n.
WITLING
Wit"ling, n. Etym: [Wit + -ling; cf. G. witzling.]
Defn: A person who has little wit or understanding; a pretender to
wit or smartness.
A beau and witing perished in the forming. Pope.
Ye newspaper witlings! ye pert scribbling folks! Goldsmith.
WITNESS Wit"ness, n. Etym: [AS. witness, gewitnes, from witan to know. sq. root133. See Wit, v. i.]
1. Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony. May we with . . . the witness of a good conscience, pursue him with any further revenge Shak. If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. John v. 31.