unwitty

[ uhn-wit-ee ]

adjective

1. not clever or intelligent; silly; nonsensical.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unwitty¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English unwittig. See un- ¹, witty

Example Sentences

Particularly as conducted by Jaap van Zweden, the Philharmonic’s music director — who was otherwise a sensitive leader — with his all-too-characteristic clenched, unwitty approach to the standard repertory.

From New York Times

He ended with the insult: "Some MPs are unwitty."

From BBC

It's not unwitty stuff, but Thompson isn't amused.

From Time Magazine Archive

The celebrated wit's unwitty line: "My speedometer wasn't working."

From Time Magazine Archive

We may often smile at the local gradations of genius; the fervid esteem in which an author is held here, and the cold indifference, if not contempt, he encounters in another place; here the man of learning is condemned as a heavy drone, and there the man of wit annoys the unwitty listener.

From Project Gutenberg