witless

[ wit-lis ]
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adjective
  1. lacking wit or intelligence; stupid; foolish.

Origin of witless

1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English witlēas.See wit1, -less

Other words from witless

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

Words Nearby witless

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How to use witless in a sentence

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

    The Harbor Master | Theodore Goodridge Roberts
  • Any little accident might do it if they knew that he was on his way to witless Bay.

    The Harbor Master | Theodore Goodridge Roberts
  • From the witless, nameless unit of a whaler's crew he had at last arisen to a fresh identity.

    Port O' Gold | Louis John Stellman

British Dictionary definitions for witless

witless

/ (ˈwɪtlɪs) /


adjective
  1. lacking wit, intelligence, or sense; stupid

Derived forms of witless

  • witlessly, adverb
  • witlessness, noun

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