With"y, a. 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.
Wit"ing (?), n. [See Wit, v.] Knowledge. [Obs.] "Withouten witing of
any other wight." Chaucer.
Wit"less (?), a. 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.
Wit"ling (?), n. [Wit + -ling; cf. G. witzling.] 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.
Wit"ness (?), n. [AS. witness, gewitnes, from witan to know. √133. See
Wit, v. i.]