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.

Origin of clueless

First recorded in 1940–45; clue+ -less

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Examples from the Web for clueless

Contemporary Examples

They say it's frightening how the real CIA is perceived to be as clueless as Archer Co.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS
Marlow Stern
January 8, 2015
Or as Azealia Banks would say, “I pray for this Clueless White Girl”.
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Amy Zimmerman
December 24, 2014
But if you say Screech or the guy from Clueless, who are people going to know?
'Saved by the Bell' Star Dustin Diamond Doesn't Want to Be a Jerk Anymore
Kevin Fallon
August 11, 2014
Just another example of clueless rich people peacocking, right?
The $10 Billion Pet Cheetah and Chimp Industry
Sharon Adarlo
July 20, 2014
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

Historical Examples

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
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

British Dictionary definitions for clueless

clueless

adjective

slang helpless; stupid

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Word Origin and History for 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.

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Examples from the Web for clueless

Contemporary Examples

They say it's frightening how the real CIA is perceived to be as clueless as Archer Co.

Or as Azealia Banks would say, “I pray for this Clueless White Girl”.

But if you say Screech or the guy from Clueless, who are people going to know?

Just another example of clueless rich people peacocking, right?

But her iconic turn in Clueless sent the MTV darling into the stratosphere.

Historical Examples

But if you're going to have a jailer, better a clueless one than one who's really on the ball.

He was fumbling his way along this clueless labyrinth of suppositions when the clock struck twelve.

Many minds, endeavoring to think through the mystifying problems of God's providence, find themselves in a clueless labyrinth.

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Word Origin and History for clueless

adj.

Origin of clueless