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1. Witty

make bad use of; use wrongly; treat badly; scold very severely; bad or wrong use; bad treatment سوء استفاده کردن از ، غلط به کار بردن ، بد رفتاری کردن با ، بسیار شدید سرزنش کردن ، کاربرد یا استفاده ی بد ، رفتار بد a. Those who abuse the privileges of the honor system will be penalized. b. The editor apologized for the abuse we had suffered as a result of his article. c. Brutal abuse of children in the orphanage was disclosed by the investigation.
silent; unable to speak ساکت ، ناتوان در صحبت a. The usually defiant child stood mute before the principal. b. People are no longer willing to remain mute on the subject of abuse of gun control. c. The horror of the famine left the inhabitants of the land mute with their tragic memories.
speak indistinctly نامشخص حرف زدن a. Ricky mumbled his awkward apology. b. This speech course will encourage you to stop mumbling and to speak more distinctly. c. When the witness continued to mumble, the judge asked him to speak up.
cleverly amusing به شکل زیرکانه ای خنده دار a. Mr. Carlson's witty introduction qualifies him as a first-rate speaker. b. Fay is too slow to appreciate such witty remarks. c. The lawyer tried to prosecute the case by being witty and thereby entertaining the jury.

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