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unwitty

unwitty adjective: without wit; foolish; silly.

Adjective (1)

unwitty (comparative more unwitty, superlative most unwitty)

  1. (archaic) Without wit; foolish; silly.

Adjective (2)

unwitty (comparative more unwitty, superlative most unwitty)

  1. Not witty; unfunny.
    • “I put it back,” she explained, half laughing as though at an unwitty joke, the corners of her mouth turning down.2011, Roger Ladd Memmott, Sweet Sally Ann, page 189

Forms of unwitty

comparativemore unwitty
superlativemost unwitty

Origin of unwitty

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

From un- + witty.

Words formed from unwitty

Questions about unwitty

What does unwitty mean?
Unwitty means without wit; foolish; silly.
What part of speech is unwitty?
Unwitty is an adjective.

Words near unwitty in the dictionary

  1. unwitted
  2. unwittily
  3. unwitting
  4. unwittingly
  5. unwittingness
  6. unwitty
  7. unwive
  8. unwived
  9. unwives
  10. unwiving
  11. unwizardly

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