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witless
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
witless
(adjective)
witless
/
ˈ
wɪtləs/
adjective
witless
/
ˈ
wɪtləs/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of WITLESS
[
more witless; most witless
]
1
:
very foolish or stupid
He committed a
witless
blunder.
a
witless
fool
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not used before a noun
,
informal
:
very much
:
very badly
—
used for emphasis
We were bored
witless
. [=we were extremely bored]
The ghost story had me scared
witless
. [=I was very scared]
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— witlessly
adverb
— witlessness
noun
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noncount
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