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Los Angeles is often caricatured as witlessly Edenic, “the City of Dreadful Joy,” in Aldous Huxley’s pointed phrase.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2022

In this way, the book is not really offensive so much as witlessly derivative, endlessly recapitulating the wisdom of other, canonical self-help and business books — by Stephen Covey, Simon Sinek, Shawn Achor, Adam Grant.

From New York Times ● May 2, 2017

It's April 1, and the Internet is a frazzled, hot mess of jokes, lies and hoaxes being witlessly shared by your friend's roommate's boyfriend.

From Newsweek ● Apr. 1, 2015

Yet numerous critics witlessly observed that Willy’s resentful, destructive behavior isn’t “attractive”.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2011

The joy left his eyes and his heart like a flash, but his lips helplessly, witlessly maintained a wide-open hospitality until long after the inspiration was dead.

From Castle Craneycrow by George Barr McCutcheon




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