Hypertext Webster Gateway: "witless"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Witless \Wit"less\, a.
Destitute of wit or understanding; wanting thought; hence,
indiscreet; not under the guidance of judgment. ``Witless
bravery.'' --Shak.

A witty mother! witless else her son. --Shak.

Witless pity breedeth fruitless love. --Fairfax.
-- {Wit"less*ly}, adv. -- {Wit"less*ness}, n.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

witless
adj : (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or
judgment [syn: {nitwitted}, {senseless}, {soft-witted}]


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