unwitty
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of unwitty
before 1000; Middle English; Old English unwittig. See un- 1, witty
Example Sentences
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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
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