† 1. In an ignorant, unwise, or foolish manner; unwisely. Obs.
1362. Langl., P. Pl., A. III. 101. Unwittily, ywys, wrouht hastou ofte.
1375. Barbour, Bruce, VI. 523 (Edin. MS.). To thaim, and nothyr ellys quhar Had [he] ey, and wrocht unwittily.
a. 1400[?]. Morte Arth., 3802. Þofe we hafe vnwittyly wastede oure selfene.
1548. Elyot, Inargute, vnwittily, without subtilitee.
1560. Daus, trans. Sleidane’s Comm., 135. Where they condempne the baptisme…, it is vnwittely [L. inscienter] done of them.
2. In a manner displaying lack of wit or facetious humor.
1661. Cowley, Cromwell, Wks. 1906, II. 371. This Man was wanton and merry (unwittily and ungracefully merry) with our Sufferings.
1884. Imp. Dict., IV. 524/2.
