unwittyadj.

Etymology: Old English unwittig (un- prefix¹ 1), ungewittig , = Old High German unwizzîg , -îk (Middle High German unwitzic ), Middle Swedish ovitugher , Norwegian uvitug , Danish uvittig . Compare wanwitty adj. at wanwit n. Derivatives.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈwitty.

a. Lacking or deficient in wit, intelligence, or knowledge; ignorant, unwise, witless. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > [adjective]

unwittyc1000

heartlessa1382

meana1387

conceitless?c1425

insensuat1508

insensate1528

insensible?1531

miskenning1533

unsensible1560

witless1562

unfraught1587

unconceiving1593

stupid1595

small-knowing1598

surd1601

ununderstanding1611

unapprehensible1613

unperceiving?1623

unapprehensive1624

inapprehending1652

incomprehensive1652

inapprehensive1653

impenetrative1684

blind1692

uncomprehensive1694

unpenetrating1701

unmeaning1704

vacant1712

gilly-gaupus1754

unacute1775

unapprehending1794

unpenetrative1795

unwitted1828

uncomprehending1838

irrecognizant1845

vacuous1848

incomprehending1881

mush-headed1884

wantwit1894

doofus1967

acerebral1968

brain-dead1972

goofus1981

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adjective]

dizzyc825

unwisec825

redelessOE

unwittyc1000

daftlikec1175

witlessc1175

canga1225

adoted?c1225

cangun?c1225

egedec1225

cangeda1250

foola1250

snepea1250

aerwittec1275

sotlyc1275

unslyc1275

unwitterc1275

unwilya1300

nicec1300

goosishc1374

unskilfulc1374

follyc1380

lewdc1380

mis-feelinga1382

dottlec1390

foltedc1390

peevishc1400

fona1425

fonnishc1425

foliousa1450

foolisha1450

daft?c1450

doitedc1450

dotyc1450

daffish1470

insapientc1470

gucked?a1500

wanwittya1500

furious1526

insipient1528

seelya1529

dawish?1529

foolage1545

momish1546

base-wittedc1547

stultitiousa1549

follifulc1550

senseless1565

mopish1568

fondish1579

unsensiblea1586

fondly1587

dizzardly1594

follial1596

featlessc1598

fopperly1599

gowkeda1605

inept1604

simple1604

anserine1607

foppish1608

silly ass1608

unsage1608

wisdomless1608

fool-beggeda1616

Gotham1621

noddy1645

badot1653

dosser-headed1655

infrunite1657

nonsensicalc1661

slight1663

sappy1670

datelessa1686

noddy-peaked1694

nizy1709

dottled1772

gypit1804

shay-brained1806

folly-stricken1807

fool-like1811

goosy1811

spoony1813

niddle-noddle1821

gumptionless1823

daftish1825

anserous1826

as crazy as a loon1830

spoonish1833

cheese-headed1836

dotty1860

fool-fool1868

noodly1870

dilly1873

gormless1883

daffy1884

monkey-doodle1886

mosy1887

jay1891

pithecanthropic1897

peanut-headed1906

dinlo1907

boob1911

goofy1921

ding-a-ling1935

jerky1944

jerk1947

jerkish1948

pointy-headed1950

doofus1967

twitty1967

twittish1969

nerkish1975

numpty1992

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > [adjective]

unlearedeOE

untowenc1000

unwittyc1000

skillessc1175

uncouthc1220

lewda1225

lorelessa1300

simplea1325

layc1330

uncunning1340

untaughtc1340

unknowingc1350

rudea1382

roida1400

unquainta1400

ignorant?c1400

unlearnedc1400

misknowing?a1425

simple-hearted?c1425

unknownc1475

unkenningc1480

unweeting1483

nescienta1500

craftlessc1530

misliterate1532

sillya1547

ingram1553

gross1561

inscient1578

borowe1579

plain-headeda1586

empirical1588

rudeful1589

lack-learning1590

learnless?1593

wotless?1594

ingrant1597

untutored1597

small-knowing1598

uninstructed1598

unlearnt1609

unread1609

unware?1611

nescious1623

inscious1633

inscientifical1660

uninformed1702

unaware1704

unable1721

unsuspecting1776

inerudite1801

ill-informed1824

incognoscent1827

unminded1831

unknowledgeable1837

knowledgelessc1843

parviscient1862

clueless1943

c1000 Ælfric in Assmann Ags. Hom. 29 Ge weras, ge wif, and ða unwittigan cild.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 395 Þat nan ne beo so wilde nan swa unwitti. þat word talie.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xvi. 20 In alle these thingus mys felende, or vnwittie, is the herte.

c1400 (?c1380) Patience l. 511 Wymmen vnwytte þat wale ne couþe Þat on hande fro þat oþer.

a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xliii. l. 410 Wel Mown they for folis Itold be, and vnwitty & Madde.

c1490 W. Caxton Rule St. Benet 120 A token of an vnwytty mynde.

?1541 R. Copland Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens ii. sig. Bij A Cyrurgyen..oughte nat to be a foole, vnwytty, nor of rude vnderstandynge.

1608 T. Hudson tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Ivdith iv. 60 in J. Sylvester Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) [Lot's] wife, that was vnwittie, Cast back her eye.

1617 Bp. J. Hall Quo Vadis? (new ed.) x. 27 I know not wherein Lewis the eleuenth shewed himselfe vnwitty, but [etc.].

1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. v. 239 One of her waiting Maids; a Maid..not unhansom nor unwitty; who [etc.].

1859 Ld. Tennyson Merlin & Vivien 344 in Idylls of King These unwitty wandering wits of mine.

absolute.c1000 Ælfric Homilies II. 532 Wel deð se ðe unwittigum styrð mid swinglum. gif [etc.].c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 25 Wiþ him al þe world schal fiȝt aȝen þe vnwitti.

†b. Unexperienced in something. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > inexperienced > in something spec.

rudea1425

strange1561

unwitty1594

unexperimented1598

unversed1675

1594 S. Daniel Trag. Cleopatra 167 Inur'd to warres, in womens wiles vnwitty,..thou fell'st to loue in earnest.

†2. Of actions, etc.; Characterized by lack or absence of knowledge; senseless, foolish. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adjective] > of things, actions, etc.

unwittyc1200

nicea1393

foolisha1413

kimeta1450

peevish1519

silly1566

senseless1579

untoward1658

bright1830

spoony1834

fool-fool1868

noodly1870

twitty1967

twittish1969

c1200 St. Marher. 6 Stute nu and stew þine unwitti wordes.

R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Fire of Love 54 Qwhilst þou herys of þe wisyst man vnwittiest dede.

1471 G. Ripley Compound of Alchymy v. xliii, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 158 Therfore ther Warkes provyth unwytty.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry V f. lxxvii I maruell at his vnwitty doyng and rashe enterprise.

1550 in Acts Privy Council (1891) III. 73 Those unwitty and superstitiouse vowes.

1587 M. Grove Pelops & Hippodamia (1878) 130 Of vnwittie spending.

3. Not witty or facetious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious > not witty or humorous

unwitty1637

witless1753

inficete1830

unfacetious1831

jokeless1844

unfunny1858

unhumorous1881

1637 P. Heylyn Antidotum Lincolniense i. 1 It was an old, but not unwitty application of the Lo: Keeper Lincolns,..that [etc.].

a1763 W. Shenstone Simile in Levities 23 He..Pours forth unwitty jokes, and swears, And bawls.

1849 J. A. Froude Nemesis of Faith ix. 60 He was acute, not unwitty, and with a savoir faire about him.

1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xviii. 137 A mannie says to me, ‘..Paul hed naething adee wi' sic plantin'’;..'t wusna that unwutty o' the carlie.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unwitty
释义	unwittyadj. Etymology: Old English unwittig (un- prefix¹ 1), ungewittig , = Old High German unwizzîg , -îk (Middle High German unwitzic ), Middle Swedish ovitugher , Norwegian uvitug , Danish uvittig . Compare wanwitty adj. at wanwit n. Derivatives.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈwitty. 1. a. Lacking or deficient in wit, intelligence, or knowledge; ignorant, unwise, witless. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > [adjective] unwittyc1000 heartlessa1382 meana1387 conceitless?c1425 insensuat1508 insensate1528 insensible?1531 miskenning1533 unsensible1560 witless1562 unfraught1587 unconceiving1593 stupid1595 small-knowing1598 surd1601 ununderstanding1611 unapprehensible1613 unperceiving?1623 unapprehensive1624 inapprehending1652 incomprehensive1652 inapprehensive1653 impenetrative1684 blind1692 uncomprehensive1694 unpenetrating1701 unmeaning1704 vacant1712 gilly-gaupus1754 unacute1775 unapprehending1794 unpenetrative1795 unwitted1828 uncomprehending1838 irrecognizant1845 vacuous1848 incomprehending1881 mush-headed1884 wantwit1894 doofus1967 acerebral1968 brain-dead1972 goofus1981 the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adjective] dizzyc825 unwisec825 redelessOE unwittyc1000 daftlikec1175 witlessc1175 canga1225 adoted?c1225 cangun?c1225 egedec1225 cangeda1250 foola1250 snepea1250 aerwittec1275 sotlyc1275 unslyc1275 unwitterc1275 unwilya1300 nicec1300 goosishc1374 unskilfulc1374 follyc1380 lewdc1380 mis-feelinga1382 dottlec1390 foltedc1390 peevishc1400 fona1425 fonnishc1425 foliousa1450 foolisha1450 daft?c1450 doitedc1450 dotyc1450 daffish1470 insapientc1470 gucked?a1500 wanwittya1500 furious1526 insipient1528 seelya1529 dawish?1529 foolage1545 momish1546 base-wittedc1547 stultitiousa1549 follifulc1550 senseless1565 mopish1568 fondish1579 unsensiblea1586 fondly1587 dizzardly1594 follial1596 featlessc1598 fopperly1599 gowkeda1605 inept1604 simple1604 anserine1607 foppish1608 silly ass1608 unsage1608 wisdomless1608 fool-beggeda1616 Gotham1621 noddy1645 badot1653 dosser-headed1655 infrunite1657 nonsensicalc1661 slight1663 sappy1670 datelessa1686 noddy-peaked1694 nizy1709 dottled1772 gypit1804 shay-brained1806 folly-stricken1807 fool-like1811 goosy1811 spoony1813 niddle-noddle1821 gumptionless1823 daftish1825 anserous1826 as crazy as a loon1830 spoonish1833 cheese-headed1836 dotty1860 fool-fool1868 noodly1870 dilly1873 gormless1883 daffy1884 monkey-doodle1886 mosy1887 jay1891 pithecanthropic1897 peanut-headed1906 dinlo1907 boob1911 goofy1921 ding-a-ling1935 jerky1944 jerk1947 jerkish1948 pointy-headed1950 doofus1967 twitty1967 twittish1969 nerkish1975 numpty1992 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > [adjective] unlearedeOE untowenc1000 unwittyc1000 skillessc1175 uncouthc1220 lewda1225 lorelessa1300 simplea1325 layc1330 uncunning1340 untaughtc1340 unknowingc1350 rudea1382 roida1400 unquainta1400 ignorant?c1400 unlearnedc1400 misknowing?a1425 simple-hearted?c1425 unknownc1475 unkenningc1480 unweeting1483 nescienta1500 craftlessc1530 misliterate1532 sillya1547 ingram1553 gross1561 inscient1578 borowe1579 plain-headeda1586 empirical1588 rudeful1589 lack-learning1590 learnless?1593 wotless?1594 ingrant1597 untutored1597 small-knowing1598 uninstructed1598 unlearnt1609 unread1609 unware?1611 nescious1623 inscious1633 inscientifical1660 uninformed1702 unaware1704 unable1721 unsuspecting1776 inerudite1801 ill-informed1824 incognoscent1827 unminded1831 unknowledgeable1837 knowledgelessc1843 parviscient1862 clueless1943 c1000 Ælfric in Assmann Ags. Hom. 29 Ge weras, ge wif, and ða unwittigan cild. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 395 Þat nan ne beo so wilde nan swa unwitti. þat word talie. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xvi. 20 In alle these thingus mys felende, or vnwittie, is the herte. c1400 (?c1380) Patience l. 511 Wymmen vnwytte þat wale ne couþe Þat on hande fro þat oþer. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xliii. l. 410 Wel Mown they for folis Itold be, and vnwitty & Madde. c1490 W. Caxton Rule St. Benet 120 A token of an vnwytty mynde. ?1541 R. Copland Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens ii. sig. Bij A Cyrurgyen..oughte nat to be a foole, vnwytty, nor of rude vnderstandynge. 1608 T. Hudson tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Ivdith iv. 60 in J. Sylvester Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) [Lot's] wife, that was vnwittie, Cast back her eye. 1617 Bp. J. Hall Quo Vadis? (new ed.) x. 27 I know not wherein Lewis the eleuenth shewed himselfe vnwitty, but [etc.]. 1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. v. 239 One of her waiting Maids; a Maid..not unhansom nor unwitty; who [etc.]. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Merlin & Vivien 344 in Idylls of King These unwitty wandering wits of mine. absolute.c1000 Ælfric Homilies II. 532 Wel deð se ðe unwittigum styrð mid swinglum. gif [etc.].c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 25 Wiþ him al þe world schal fiȝt aȝen þe vnwitti. †b. Unexperienced in something. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > inexperienced > in something spec. rudea1425 strange1561 unwitty1594 unexperimented1598 unversed1675 1594 S. Daniel Trag. Cleopatra 167 Inur'd to warres, in womens wiles vnwitty,..thou fell'st to loue in earnest. †2. Of actions, etc.; Characterized by lack or absence of knowledge; senseless, foolish. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adjective] > of things, actions, etc. unwittyc1200 nicea1393 foolisha1413 kimeta1450 peevish1519 silly1566 senseless1579 untoward1658 bright1830 spoony1834 fool-fool1868 noodly1870 twitty1967 twittish1969 c1200 St. Marher. 6 Stute nu and stew þine unwitti wordes. R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Fire of Love 54 Qwhilst þou herys of þe wisyst man vnwittiest dede. 1471 G. Ripley Compound of Alchymy v. xliii, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 158 Therfore ther Warkes provyth unwytty. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry V f. lxxvii I maruell at his vnwitty doyng and rashe enterprise. 1550 in Acts Privy Council (1891) III. 73 Those unwitty and superstitiouse vowes. 1587 M. Grove Pelops & Hippodamia (1878) 130 Of vnwittie spending. 3. Not witty or facetious. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious > not witty or humorous unwitty1637 witless1753 inficete1830 unfacetious1831 jokeless1844 unfunny1858 unhumorous1881 1637 P. Heylyn Antidotum Lincolniense i. 1 It was an old, but not unwitty application of the Lo: Keeper Lincolns,..that [etc.]. a1763 W. Shenstone Simile in Levities 23 He..Pours forth unwitty jokes, and swears, And bawls. 1849 J. A. Froude Nemesis of Faith ix. 60 He was acute, not unwitty, and with a savoir faire about him. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xviii. 137 A mannie says to me, ‘..Paul hed naething adee wi' sic plantin'’;..'t wusna that unwutty o' the carlie. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1000
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