Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unwitty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-wit-ty
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without wit; foolish; silly.

Archaic

adj

Not witty; unfunny.

Example Sentences

"“I put it back,” she explained, half laughing as though at an unwitty joke, the corners of her mouth turning down."

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”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: unwitti, unwittiġ

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more unwitty (comparative) most unwitty (superlative)

Derived Forms

unwittily

Frequently Paired Words

unwitting

Questions

What does unwitty mean?: Without wit; foolish; silly.
Where does unwitty come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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