witless
adjective
[ ˈwɪtləs ]
• foolish; stupid.
• "a witless retort"
Similar:
foolish,
stupid,
unintelligent,
idiotic,
brainless,
mindless,
imbecilic,
imbecile,
fatuous,
inane,
immature,
childish,
puerile,
half-baked,
empty-headed,
half-witted,
slow-witted,
weak-minded,
doltish,
crazy,
loopy,
brain-dead,
cretinous,
thick,
thickheaded,
birdbrained,
pea-brained,
pinheaded,
dopey,
dim,
dim-witted,
dippy,
blockheaded,
boneheaded,
lamebrained,
chuckleheaded,
dunderheaded,
wooden-headed,
muttonheaded,
damfool,
daft,
divvy,
scatty,
dotty,
glaikit,
dumb-ass,
chowderheaded,
dof,
dotish,
Origin:
Old English witlēas ‘crazy, dazed’ (see wit1, -less).
