clewless

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clewless

  • /ˈkluːləs/

Sounds like clueless

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From clew + -less.

adjective more clewless · most clewless

  1. 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[…].
  2. Clueless. A young person of the unfair sex addicted to clewless conduct and views that madden to crime.

adverb more clewless · most clewless

  1. Without a clew (thread to guide one's way through a maze) He wandered clewless in a maze of mystery.

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"clewless." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/clewless. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"clewless." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/clewless.

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@misc{clewless_2026,
  title = {clewless},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clewless},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}