unwitty

From Middle English unwitti (“foolish”), from Old English unwittiġ (“unconscious, ignorant, stupid”), equivalent to un- +‎ witty. Cognate with German unwitzig (“unwitty”), Icelandic úvitugr (“ignorant”).

unwitty (comparative more unwitty, superlative most unwitty)

1. (chiefly archaic) Without wit; foolish; silly.

• unwitting

From un- +‎ witty.

unwitty (comparative more unwitty, superlative most unwitty)

1. Not witty; unfunny.
   • 2011, Roger Ladd Memmott, Sweet Sally Ann, page 189:

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