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witless

[ wit-lis ]

adjective

  1. lacking wit or intelligence; stupid; foolish.


witless

/ ˈwɪtlɪs /

adjective

  1. lacking wit, intelligence, or sense; stupid


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Derived Forms

  • ˈwitlessness, noun
  • ˈwitlessly, adverb

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Other Words From

  • witless·ly adverb
  • witless·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of witless1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English witlēas. See wit 1, -less

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Example Sentences

At its most pejorative, the term describes a uniquely disposable kind of young gay man: Hairless, guileless, witless.

Because these questions are never addressed, the characters seem witless, flat, and mean.

Sorry, but the endless apologies from hapless celebrities and witless pundits add up to a big zero.

The Norns' decree thou wilt hold in contempt as from a witless wight: In water thou shalt be drowned, if in wind thou rowest.

Dost thou deem me so witless as not to know that if she had sent thee hither thou wouldst not have come in this plight?

But sure, we might have writ a letter about ye an' carried it out to Witless Bay.

Any little accident might do it if they knew that he was on his way to Witless Bay.

From the witless, nameless unit of a whaler's crew he had at last arisen to a fresh identity.

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