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wit·ting

 (wĭt′ĭng)
adj.
1. Aware or conscious of something.
2. Done intentionally or with premeditation; deliberate.
v.
Present participle of wit2.
n. Chiefly British
1. Knowledge or awareness; cognizance.
2. Information obtained and passed on; news.

wit′ting·ly adv.
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witting

(ˈwɪtɪŋ)
adj
1. deliberate; intentional: a witting insult.
2. aware; knowing
ˈwittingly adv
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wit•ting

(ˈwɪt ɪŋ)

adj.
1. aware.
n.
2. knowledge.
[1250–1300]
wit′ting•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.witting - aware or knowing; "a witting tool of the Communists"
aware, cognisant, cognizant - (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit"
unwitting - not aware or knowing; "an unwitting subject in an experiment"
2.witting - intentionally conceived; "a conscious effort to speak more slowly"; "a conscious policy"
intended - resulting from one's intentions; "your intended trip abroad"; "an intended insult"
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witting

adjective
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References in classic literature ?
Such a deliciously creepy song it was, in which they pretended to be frightened at their own shadows, little witting that so soon shadows would close in upon them, from whom they would shrink in real fear.
I have the acquaintance of a deliciously pretty girl, who is always sulky, and the thoughtless beseech her to be bright, not witting wherein lies her heroism.
Lam is reviled by many of her countrymen for being a witting puppet of Beijing.
'Now that the satellite is fuelled, we are a step closer to placing it onto the Ariane 5 launcher and finalising it for launch,' says Michael Witting, EDRS project manager at the European Space Agency.
The bakery giant is a regular always been witting on its feed, but this morning things reached a whole new level as users replied to the news it was releasing its first vegan sausage roll.
If the government is to be believed, dozens of foreign intelligence agencies are heavily invested in destroying Pakistan's future by sabotaging CPEC and weakening the country's institutions through 5th generation hybrid warfare that makes use of witting and unwitting agents within Pakistan itself to brainwash the nation's youth and dilute its ideological clarity.
'It is abundantly clear the statements were made by you with the deliberate and witting intention to harass, intimidate and embarrass our client.'
Witting's Anne Page Hates Fun and Mary Elizabeth Hamilton's 16 Winters or the Bear's Tale.
'It's not a question of judgment and error, it's a question of malice and the witting violation of the Constitution,' Lagman said.