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witless

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Showing little sense or intelligence in a particular action or remark.

The novel's narrator regrets a witless joke that undermined an otherwise thoughtful conversation.

Dictionary practice example.

A witless suggestion to solve missing-tool problems by removing every label would have made identification harder rather than addressing the confusion.

From Advice That Fails the Project.

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