clueless

[kloo-lis]

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adjective Informal.

ignorant, unaware, or uninformed: I remember thinking my mom was clueless when I was a teenager.

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Origin of clueless

First recorded in 1940–45; clue+ -less

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They say it's frightening how the real CIA is perceived to be as clueless as Archer Co.
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But if you say Screech or the guy from Clueless, who are people going to know?
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Just another example of clueless rich people peacocking, right?
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But her iconic turn in Clueless sent the MTV darling into the stratosphere.
‘Clueless’: How the Greatest Clique of the ‘90s Transformed Into A Shakespearean Tragedy|Marlow Stern|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In April 2012, I had the pleasure of attending a special screening of Clueless at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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He was fumbling his way along this clueless labyrinth of suppositions when the clock struck twelve.
Crome Yellow|Aldous Huxley
Many minds, endeavoring to think through the mystifying problems of God's providence, find themselves in a clueless labyrinth.
The Meaning of Faith|Harry Emerson Fosdick
But if you're going to have a jailer, better a clueless one than one who's really on the ball.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for clueless

clueless

adjective

slang helpless; stupid

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Word Origin and History for clueless

clueless

adj.

1862, "trackless," from clue (n.) + -less. Meaning "ignorant, uninformed" is from 1943, said to be RAF slang from 1930s. Student slang use by 1985 is perhaps an independent extension along the same line. Related: Cluelessly; cluelessness.

clueless

adjective Informal.

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