witlessness
Example Sentences
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But the rest of us are under no obligation to smile weakly at such witlessness.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2017
Which is not to say cartoons must thrive on witlessness, as gifted artists ever since Picasso and Duchamp make plain.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2015
The Thick of It is in no danger of having its reputation challenged by such witlessness.
From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2012
In them he declared what he called “a protective interest in the English language,” which, he warned, was falling prey to windiness, witlessness, ungrammaticality, obfuscation and other depredations.
From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2010
At another time, a miller, laughing at him for his witlessness, he said, "Some things I ken, and some I dinna ken."
From The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings by Lemon, Mark
