clewless

/ˈkluːləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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Meaning

adj

Without a clew (thread to guide one's way through a maze)

adj

adv

Without a clew (thread to guide one's way through a maze)

"And now the muse (with courage not her own, / But that which heav'n protects with Freedom's, throne) / Has dar'd a clew-less passage to explore[…]."
"A young person of the unfair sex addicted to clewless conduct and views that madden to crime."
"He wandered clewless in a maze of mystery."

From clew + -less.

more clewless (comparative) most clewless (superlative)

clueless

Questions

How do you pronounce clewless?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkluːləs/.

What does clewless mean?

Without a clew (thread to guide one's way through a maze)

Where does clewless come from?

From clew + -less.

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