UNWIT

Etymology

Noun

unwit (uncountable)

(obsolete) Lack of wit or understanding; ignorance.

Verb

unwit (third-person singular simple present unwits, present participle unwitting, simple past and past participle unwitted)

To deprive of wit.

Anagrams

• Wintu

Source: Wiktionary


Un*wit", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + wit.]

Definition: To deprive of wit. [Obs.] Shak.

Un*wit", n. Etym: [Pref. un- not + wit.]

Definition: Want of wit or understanding; ignorance. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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