clueless
[ kloo-lis ]
/ ˈklu lɪs /
adjective Informal.
ignorant, unaware, or uninformed: I remember thinking my mom was clueless when I was a teenager.
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Nearby words
cluck, clucky, clue, clue in, clued-up, clueless, cluj, cluj-napoca, clumber spaniel, clump, clumperton
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British Dictionary definitions for clueless
clueless
/ (ˈkluːlɪs) /
adjective
slang helpless; stupid
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Word Origin and History for clueless
clueless
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.
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