Search results
- DictionaryWit·less/ˈwitləs/
adjective
- 1. foolish; stupid: "a witless retort" Similar foolishstupidunintelligentidioticbrainlessmindlessimbecilicimbecilefatuousinaneimmaturechildishpuerilehalf-bakedempty-headedhalfwittedslow-wittedweak-mindeddoltishinformal:crazyloopybrain-deadcretinousthickthickheadedbirdbrainedpeabrainedpinheadeddopeydimdimwitteddippyblockheadedboneheadedlamebrainedchuckleheadeddunderheadedwooden-headedmuttonheadeddamfooldaftdivvyscattydottyglaikitdumb-asschowderheadeddofdotish
- ▪ to such an extent that one cannot think clearly or rationally: "I was scared witless" Similar out of one's mindto deathto tearssillystupidsick
Word Origin Old Englishwitlēas ‘crazy, dazed’ (see wit1, -less).
Derivatives
- 1. witlessly adverb
- 2. witlessness noun
Scrabble Points: 10
W
4I
1T
1L
1E
1S
1S
1
Powered by Oxford Languages