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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 [ˈwɪtlɪs]
adj
lacking wit, intelligence, or sense; stupid
witlessly  adv
witlessness  n
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Adj.1.witless - (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
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) clueless, witless and one-dimensional pop stars
Translations
witless [ˈwɪtlɪs] ADJestúpido, tonto
to scare sb witlessdar un susto mortal a algn
witless
adj (= mentally defective)schwachsinnig; (= stupid, silly)dumm, blöd(e) (inf); (= lacking wit) prosegeistlos; to be scared witlesszu Tode erschreckt sein; to be bored witlesssich zu Tode langweilen
witless [ˈwɪtlɪs] adj (pej) → stupido/a
to scare sb witless → spaventare qn a morte
to be scared witless → essere spaventato/a a morte


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"But do let her go, Jacky," coaxed his poor witless wife.
A witless fellow, no doubt, but what could he be doing there in the heart of a desert?
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.
 
 
 
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