witless

How to use witless in a sentence

The Norns' decree thou wilt hold in contempt as from a witless wight: In water thou shalt be drowned, if in wind thou rowest.

Dost thou deem me so witless as not to know that if she had sent thee hither thou wouldst not have come in this plight?

But sure, we might have writ a letter about ye an' carried it out to Witless Bay.

THE HARBOR MASTERTHEODORE GOODRIDGE ROBERTS

Any little accident might do it if they knew that he was on his way to Witless Bay.

THE HARBOR MASTERTHEODORE GOODRIDGE ROBERTS

From the witless, nameless unit of a whaler's crew he had at last arisen to a fresh identity.

PORT O' GOLDLOUIS JOHN STELLMAN

To the dawn Our poop we turn'd, and for the witless flight Made our oars wings, still gaining on the left.

There is a music-hall song sung in these stern days by some witless buffoon, "If you don't want to fight, join the Navy."

He would get word to his wife in some way to move herself and the children to Witless Bay.

THE HARBOR MASTERTHEODORE GOODRIDGE ROBERTS

Three days, as nearly as he could reckon, was the shortest time in which a man could make the journey to Witless Bay and back.

THE HARBOR MASTERTHEODORE GOODRIDGE ROBERTS

"Sure, it bain't no great trip to Witless Bay an' back agin," he mumbled, staring at the girl in the big chair.

THE HARBOR MASTERTHEODORE GOODRIDGE ROBERTS

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OCTOBER 26, 1985