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clueless

[ kloo-lis ]
/ ˈklu lɪs /
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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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British Dictionary definitions for clueless

clueless
/ (ˈkluːlɪs) /

adjective
slang helpless; stupid
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