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wutless, a. dial. (chiefly U.S. Black and W. Indian).|ˈwʌtlɪs|
Also wutliss, wuthless.
[Repr. dial. pronunc. Cf. worth a.]
= worthless a.; irresponsible; promiscuous.
1914Dialect Notes IV. 83 Wuthless,..worthless. 1925E. O'Neill Desire under Elms ii. i. 79 Abbie: That every wuthless drunk in the country has... Eben: (Tauntingly) Mebbe—but she's better'n yew. 1926E. Walrond Tropic Death ix. 225 De wutliss whelp—. 1956Wuthless [see yellow a. 1 d]. 1960W. Harris Palace of Peacock ix. 121, I was always a stay-at-home not like wutless Cammy. 1975T. Callender It so Happen 98 Already you thinking 'bout turning it into something wutless like you always doing. 1990L. Valls What a Pistarckle! (New Suppl.) 71/2 Wutless, worthless. Low in character. Sexually provocative in actions such as walking or dancing; dishonest, trouble-making. |