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witless
wit·less W0194200 (wĭt′lĭs)adj. Lacking intelligence or wit; foolish.
wit′less·ly adv.wit′less·ness n.witless (ˈwɪtlɪs) adjlacking wit, intelligence, or sense; stupid ˈwitlessly adv ˈwitlessness nwit•less (ˈwɪt lɪs)
adj. lacking wit or intelligence; stupid; foolish. [before 1000] wit′less•ly, adv. wit′less•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | witless - (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgmentnitwitted, soft-witted, senselessstupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity |
witlessadjective foolish, crazy, stupid, silly, dull, daft (informal), senseless, goofy (informal), idiotic, dozy (Brit. informal), inane, loopy (informal), crackpot (informal), moronic, obtuse, unintelligent, empty-headed, asinine, imbecilic, braindead (informal), dumb-ass (slang), halfwitted, rattlebrained (slang) clueless, witless and one-dimensional pop starswitlessadjectiveDisplaying a complete lack of forethought and good sense:brainless, fatuous, foolish, insensate, mindless, senseless, silly, unintelligent, weak-minded.Translationswit (wit) noun1. humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way. His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit. 風趣 幽默妙语2. a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc. He's a great wit. 風趣的人 富于幽默感的人3. common sense, inventiveness etc. He did not have the wit to defend himself. 常識，應變能力 常识，应变能力 ˈwitless adjective crazy, stupid etc. 愚蠢的 愚蠢的-witted having understanding or intelligence of a certain kind. quick-/sharp-witted. (構成形容詞)有...智力的（如:機敏的） .（常用以构成复合词）智力 ... 的，头脑 ... 的 ˈwitticism (-sizəm) noun a witty remark etc. 風趣的話，妙語 打趣话，妙语 ˈwitty adjective clever and amusing. a witty person; witty remarks. 機智風趣的 诙谐的ˈwittily adverb 機智風趣地 机智地，机敏地 ˈwittiness noun 機智風趣 机敏at one's wits' end utterly confused and desperate. 江郎才盡，不知所措 智穷计尽，无计可施 keep one's wits about one to be cautious, alert and watchful. 保持警覺 保持警觉live by one's wits to live by cunning rather than by hard work. 靠耍手段過日子 靠耍手腕过日子(frighten/scare) out of one's wits (to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness. The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits. 讓人(幾乎)嚇破膽 把某人吓得魂不附体witless
be scared witlessTo be very severely frightened or worried. I was scared witless when I I heard footsteps on the staircase in the middle of the night. I'm scared witless that the tests are going to come back positive for leukemia.See also: scare, witlessbe bored witlessTo be extremely bored. I could tell everyone in the audience was bored witless by the end of the lecture.See also: bore, witlessscare (one) witlessTo shock or frighten one very severely. (Hyperbolically alludes to scaring one so badly that they lose their sanity.) Don't sneak up on me like that, you scared me out of my wits! That car accident seems to have scared Janet out of her wits—she's still shaken by it.See also: scare, witlessscare someone witless INFORMALIf something or someone scares you witless, they make you very frightened or worried. I saw that film when I was in Paris and it scared me witless. You read about all these things that can cause cancer and it scares you witless.See also: scare, someone, witlessbe scared/bored ˈwitless (informal) be extremely frightened or bored: Despite his reputation as a tough guy, he admits that he was ‘scared witless’ when he first arrived in New York.See also: bore, scare, witlessEncyclopediaSeewitLegalSeeWitwitless
Synonyms for witlessadj foolishSynonyms- foolish
- crazy
- stupid
- silly
- dull
- daft
- senseless
- goofy
- idiotic
- dozy
- inane
- loopy
- crackpot
- moronic
- obtuse
- unintelligent
- empty-headed
- asinine
- imbecilic
- braindead
- dumb-ass
- halfwitted
- rattlebrained
Synonyms for witlessadj displaying a complete lack of forethought and good senseSynonyms- brainless
- fatuous
- foolish
- insensate
- mindless
- senseless
- silly
- unintelligent
- weak-minded
Synonyms for witlessadj (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgmentSynonyms- nitwitted
- soft-witted
- senseless
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