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Definition of
witless adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
witless
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈwɪtləs
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silly or stupid; not sensible
synonym
foolish
Idioms
be scared witless
(
informal
)
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to be extremely frightened
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without
adverb
withstand
verb
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witness
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