witless
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- witlessly adverb
- witlessness noun
Etymology
Origin of witless
before 1000; Middle English; Old English witlēas. See wit 1, -less
Example Sentences
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Harry Brook's dance, swipe and miss at Mitchell Starc from his first ball seemed witless in the moment, yet it was Brook's audacity that kept England from a complete implosion.
From BBC
Yet the subtext is less important than the surface: The movie is simply a witless bore.
Some descriptions of the “My Humps” cover from male critics: not funny, smug, witless, self-conscious, pop music cannibalism, dreadful and completely missing the point.
From Salon
I’m not talking about crazy uncles who ruin your Thanksgiving dinner; they’ve been crude and witless since the time you were a little kid who avoided them.
From Salon
His denouement arrives when he accidentally tells his audience over a hot mic that they’re a bunch of witless, contemptible rubes; they turn on him and his popularity evaporates.
From Salon
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