Definitions

to wit

ADVERB

namely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

especially i.e. particularly specially specifically

STRONG

videlicet viz.

WEAK

by way of explanation expressly id est in other words in plain English scilicet strictly speaking that is

Antonyms

STRONGEST

broadly commonly generally usually

ADVERB

scilicet

Synonyms

WEAK

by way of explanation especially expressly i.e. id est in other words in plain English particularly specially specifically strictly speaking that is videlicet viz.

ADVERB

videlicet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

namely that is

STRONG

viz.

WEAK

by way of explanation especially expressly i.e. id est in other words in plain English particularly scilicet specially specifically strictly speaking

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The crude special effects won’t win her an Oscar, but on TikTok, perfection takes a backseat to wit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2023

As we wrap up the year, I’ve got a few random recommendations for 2022 crime books I read this year that didn’t make it into previous columns, to wit:

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2022

In fact, he pointed it out so often that it has become known as "Orgel's second rule" — to wit, evolution is cleverer than you are.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2022

“Citigroup bucks the conventional wisdom about the financial crisis: to wit, that it was fomented and exacerbated by the so-called investment banks,” Cohan writes.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2018

It was in a concert for the unfortunate Italians, in the hotel of that beautiful, noble, and suffering princess, who so beautifully represents her material and her spiritual fatherland, to wit, Italy and Heaven.

From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James

to wit

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