witless
adjective
lacking wit or intelligence; stupid; foolish.
witlessness
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a word derived from
witless.
Example Sentences
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The hallmark of this “Joker” is its solemn witlessness.
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2019
But the rest of us are under no obligation to smile weakly at such witlessness.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2017
Which is not to say cartoons must thrive on witlessness, as gifted artists ever since Picasso and Duchamp make plain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2015
The Thick of It is in no danger of having its reputation challenged by such witlessness.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 29, 2012
And thou, who hadst been better employed in lamenting thine own disgrace, know it is superfluity to bewail my witlessness; thou shouldst weep for the blemish in thine own mind, not for that in another's.
From The Danish History, Books I-IX by Grammaticus Saxo
