Witless
adjective
Lacking intelligence or common sense.
He made a witless comment that offended many people.
Often appears as...
- witless comment
- witless decision
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Lacking intelligence or common sense.
He made a witless comment that offended many people.
Often appears as...
- witless comment
- witless decision
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Use 'witless' to express criticism or an negative opinion about someone's intellect.
His witless behavior during the meeting suggested he hadn't prepared at all.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
The word 'witless' can be hurtful or offensive; use it cautiously to avoid insulting someone.
Calling someone witless in an argument can escalate the situation.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Situations
'Witless' is more common in informal language and can seem too harsh in formal contexts.
At a friendly roast, someone might jokingly say, 'You are completely witless!'
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Use 'witless' to express criticism or an negative opinion about someone's intellect.
His witless behavior during the meeting suggested he hadn't prepared at all.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
The word 'witless' can be hurtful or offensive; use it cautiously to avoid insulting someone.
Calling someone witless in an argument can escalate the situation.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Situations
'Witless' is more common in informal language and can seem too harsh in formal contexts.
At a friendly roast, someone might jokingly say, 'You are completely witless!'
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Use 'witless' to express criticism or an negative opinion about someone's intellect.
His witless behavior during the meeting suggested he hadn't prepared at all.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
The word 'witless' can be hurtful or offensive; use it cautiously to avoid insulting someone.
Calling someone witless in an argument can escalate the situation.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Situations
'Witless' is more common in informal language and can seem too harsh in formal contexts.
At a friendly roast, someone might jokingly say, 'You are completely witless!'
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Quote examples
Billy Childish
English Artist
Being a fan of authentic Dada, I find today's art - what I call 'Bankers' Dada' - mind-numbingly dull. The most challenging work I've seen of late is by The British Art Resistance. Their document, 'A Call for Heroes in an Age of Cowards', is apt in these days of witless chancers.
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James May
English Journalist
Modern man is in crisis. He has degenerated from the redoubtable pillar he became through centuries of refinement and slipped resignedly into the popular depiction of himself as a witless under-achiever, incapable of looking after himself or those around him.
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T. C. Boyle
American Novelist
I never go anywhere without a book for fear of being stuck in line in front of the theater or strapped down in the dentist's chair and being bored witless. Thus, I read everywhere.
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Carroll O'Connor
American Actor
Vulgar and obscene, the papers run rumors daily about people in show business, tales of wicked ways and witless affairs.
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Michael Leunig
Australian Cartoonist
Clever modern man is so witless that he thinks moral silence and empty conscience are an advantage.
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Catherine Jinks
Australian Writer
In primary school, I was bored witless by Australian history.
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Billy Childish
English Artist
Being a fan of authentic Dada, I find today's art - what I call 'Bankers' Dada' - mind-numbingly dull. The most challenging work I've seen of late is by The British Art Resistance. Their document, 'A Call for Heroes in an Age of Cowards', is apt in these days of witless chancers.
Quote examples
James May
English Journalist
Modern man is in crisis. He has degenerated from the redoubtable pillar he became through centuries of refinement and slipped resignedly into the popular depiction of himself as a witless under-achiever, incapable of looking after himself or those around him.
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T. C. Boyle
American Novelist
I never go anywhere without a book for fear of being stuck in line in front of the theater or strapped down in the dentist's chair and being bored witless. Thus, I read everywhere.
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Carroll O'Connor
American Actor
Vulgar and obscene, the papers run rumors daily about people in show business, tales of wicked ways and witless affairs.
Quote examples
Michael Leunig
Australian Cartoonist
Clever modern man is so witless that he thinks moral silence and empty conscience are an advantage.
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Catherine Jinks
Australian Writer
In primary school, I was bored witless by Australian history.
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