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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

Words nearby clueless

cluck, clucky, clue, clued-up, clue in, clueless, Cluj, Cluj-Napoca, clumber spaniel, clump, clumping
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Words related to clueless

bewildered, perplexed, doubtful, baffled, rattled, mystified, thrown, lost, stumped, discombobulated, stuck, bollixed, nonplussed, floored, shook, dopey, foggy, hung up, spaced out, at a loss

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British Dictionary definitions for clueless

clueless
/ (ˈkluːlɪs) /

adjective

slang helpless; stupid
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