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witlessly

/ˈwɪtɫəsli/ adv

in a witless manner

Word Origin From Old English witan 'to know,' from PIE *weid- 'to see, to know.' Wit is knowledge, so witless is 'without knowledge,' and witlessly is 'in a witless manner.' The same root gives us wise, wisdom, wizard (originally 'wise one'), and even vision and video (from Latin videre 'to see'). The connection between seeing and knowing is ancient: to see is to know.

adv in a witless manner

He witlessly wandered into the restricted area without noticing the signs.

(副词) 愚蠢地；无知地；傻乎乎地

他愚蠢地走进了禁区，完全没有注意到标志。

(adverbio) neciamente; insensatamente; estúpidamente; tontamente; neciamente [de manera necia o insensata]

Neciamente entró al área restringida sin notar los letreros.

(adverbe) bêtement; niaisement; sottement; stupidement [D'une manière stupide, dépourvue d'intelligence ou de jugement.]

Il a *witlessly* pénétré dans la zone interdite sans remarquer les panneaux.

(Adverb) unüberlegt; töricht [Auf eine unüberlegte, gedankenlose oder törichte Weise; ohne Verstand oder Vorsicht.]

Er betrat **witlessly** den gesperrten Bereich, ohne die Schilder zu beachten.

(副詞) 愚かにも、間抜けにも。

彼は標識に気づかず、無謀にも立入禁止区域に入り込んだ。

(advérbio) insensatamente; estupidamente; tosicamente; tolamente [De maneira sem inteligência; insensatamente.]

Ele entrou insensatamente na área restrita sem notar as placas.

Synonyms: foolishly stupidly senselessly idiotically inanely mindlessly brainlessly dumbly Antonyms: wisely intelligently sensibly cleverly
Word parts: wit + less + ly

Related words

wit witty witness wisdom wizard

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