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witless

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wit·less  (wtls)
adj.
Lacking intelligence or wit; foolish.
witless·ly adv.
witless·ness n.
witless
Adjective
1. Formal lacking intelligence or sense
2. scared witless extremely frightened
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.witless - (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
nitwitted, soft-witted, senseless
stupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
witless
adjective foolish, crazy, stupid, silly, dull, daft (informal) senseless, goofy (informal) idiotic, dozy Brit. (informal) inane, loopy (informal) crackpot (informal) moronic, obtuse, unintelligent, empty-headed, asinine, imbecilic, braindead (informal) dumb-ass (slang) halfwitted, rattlebrained (slang)


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"But do let her go, Jacky," coaxed his poor witless wife.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
A witless fellow, no doubt, but what could he be doing there in the heart of a desert?
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
He had thin silver bracelets upon his arms, and on his neck a collar of the same metal bearing the inscription, Wamba, the son of Witless, is the thrall of Cedric of Rotherwood.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
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