Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a witless manner; without the exercise of judgment; without understanding.
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- adverb in a
witless manner
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Examples
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Reuniting Lumet and Pacino, this Oscar-nominated drama again based on a true story tracks two scheming misfits who've witlessly imprisoned themselves in a no-win situation.
John Farr: Sidney Lumet: First Among Directors John Farr 2011
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Capello would have redoubled his search for an alternative to Rooney even if the forward had not witlessly incurred that red card in Montenegro.
Fabio Capello plays futures market to leave England a healthy legacy 2011
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Reuniting Lumet and Pacino, this Oscar-nominated drama again based on a true story tracks two scheming misfits who've witlessly imprisoned themselves in a no-win situation.
John Farr: Sidney Lumet: First Among Directors John Farr 2011
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Surprisingly, the paper decided to respond, witlessly:
Washington Post Will Doggedly Pursue Both Sides Of 'Should Gay Teenagers Commit Suicide?' Debate The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Surprisingly, the paper decided to respond, witlessly:
Washington Post Will Doggedly Pursue Both Sides Of 'Should Gay Teenagers Commit Suicide?' Debate The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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It is certainly unwise to confuse denunciation of Limbaugh as a person with fighting the evil that he so witlessly champions. laugh Says:
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Reuniting Lumet and Pacino, this Oscar-nominated drama again based on a true story tracks two scheming misfits who've witlessly imprisoned themselves in a no-win situation.
John Farr: Sidney Lumet: First Among Directors John Farr 2011
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Surprisingly, the paper decided to respond, witlessly:
Washington Post Will Doggedly Pursue Both Sides Of 'Should Gay Teenagers Commit Suicide?' Debate The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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One of the side-effects of having your work appear in a public forum such as this is that people often email me asking for advice on how to break into writing, presumably figuring that if a drooling gum-brain like me can scrape a living witlessly pawing at a keyboard, there's hope for anyone.
Forget those creative writing workshops. If you want to write, get threatened 2010
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And, as with all religions, one finds the faithful witlessly espousing doctrines that harm almost everyone, including their own children.
Sam Harris: A New Year's Resolution for the Rich Sam Harris 2010
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