English Explanatory Dictionary

unwitty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Without wit; foolish; silly.
adj
  1. Not witty; unfunny.

Word forms

unwitty more unwitty most unwitty

Etymology

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

Related words

unwitting
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