Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • . Not knowing; not wise; foolish.
  • Not witty; destitute of wit: as, unwitty jokes. Shenstone, A Simile.

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  • adjective not witty; without wit; silly

Etymologies

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From Middle English unwitti ("foolish"), from Old English unwittiġ ("unconscious, ignorant, stupid"), equivalent to un- +‎ witty. Cognate with German unwitzig ("unwitty"), Icelandic úvitugr ("ignorant").

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