Witless (Adjective)
Meaning 1
(used as complement) to the utmost degree; "he was scared witless"; "the students were bored shitless".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
(of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The witless tourists wandered the city without a map or any knowledge of the local customs.
- He's so witless, he thinks you can fix a broken car engine by simply kicking it.
- After a few too many drinks, John became witless and started singing loudly off-key in the bar.
- Her witless brother was notorious for making foolish investments that always ended in financial disaster.
- The movie featured a witless protagonist who stumbled from one absurd misadventure to the next.