adj
Meaning 1
Without wit; foolish; silly.
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Usage: archaic
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adj
Without wit; foolish; silly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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adj
Not witty; unfunny.
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History
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.