clueless

adjectiveattested in dialogue

//ˈkluː.ləs//

Without any clues or hints.

adjective

1
Without any clues or hints.
The shifting shapes mimicked the dilemma of the nearly clueless mystery of the Higgins Grove murders. As soon as the picture formed into something recognizable, it morphed into something else.
2
figurativeLacking knowledge or understanding; uninformed; oblivious.

Etymology

Etymology tree English clue Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English clueless From clue + -less.

Forms

comparative: more clueless
superlative: most clueless

clucking · The action of the verb cluck; a cluck sound.clue · Information which may lead one to a certain point or…Clue · The board game Cluedo whose goal is to solve the mystery of a…

clueless · Without any clues or hints.

clumsy · Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.cluster · A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to…clutch · To seize, as though with claws.

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