clueless

adjective clue·less \ ˈklü-ləs \

|Updated on: 11 Jul 2018

Examples: clueless in a Sentence

Definition of clueless

1 : having or providing no clue

a clueless case for the police to solve

2 : completely or hopelessly bewildered, unaware, ignorant, or foolish

clueless about what they want

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cluelessly

adverb

- I played dumb. I have arrived at a point in my life where I can perform this stunt with aplomb. "What do you mean?" I asked, as cluelessly as I knew how.
- —Steve Friedman

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cluelessness

noun

- Mowrey is also trying to make a deer hunter of Bentley, whose cluelessness as an outdoors-man is a rich source of amusement to his country-boy crony.
- —Austin Murphy

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Examples of clueless in a Sentence

When it comes to computers, I'm clueless.
They were clueless about what to do.

Recent Examples of clueless from the Web

People have been turned down for being fearful or clueless.

— judith newman, New York Times, "Committing to a Dog Is Hard. This Place Lets You Just Flirt.," 4 July 2018
Jake Morgendorffer, on the other hand, is hyperactive and charmingly clueless, hellbent on spending quality time with his daughters.

— cady drell, Marie Claire, "9 'Daria' Details I'm Praying to See in MTV's Reboot," 22 June 2018
But even if that was the case, why would Rubio upload such a stammering video of himself looking clueless about hip hop?

— terrell jermaine starr, The Root, "Marco Rubio Has Thoughts On Kanye West, Pusha T And Drake ... Random, Confusing Thoughts," 16 June 2018
One thing that a lot of people are clueless about before moving to New York City is that many of the apartments don’t have closets.

— olivia harrison, refinery29.com, "According To This Study, 50% Of People Would Give Up Sex For More Closet Space," 15 June 2018
The movie’s romantic escapism gets just enough lift from a smart, vulnerable Diane Lane as Pearl, Viggo Mortensen’s uncomplicated seductiveness as Walker and the sincerity of Liev Schreiber as Pearl’s clueless TV repairman husband, Marty.

— SFChronicle.com, "World premiere musical ‘Walk on the Moon’ in S.F. mostly captures spirit of 1969," 16 June 2018
But nearly four months after the Pashtun Tahafuz (protection) Movement emerged as one of the army’s fiercest critics, Pakistan’s generals are clueless how to deal with it.

— sadanand dhume, WSJ, "Pakistan’s Pashtuns Take On the Army—and Terrorists," 14 June 2018
There are frequent moments when the camerawork, editing (quick zooms in and out) and loopy, slightly surreal dialogue suddenly recall the Bluths in all their narcissistic, clueless, hilarious glory.

— mike hale, New York Times, "Review: In HBO’s ‘Succession,’ the Family That Preys Together," 1 June 2018
And yet, recent signs suggest America's lawmakers aren't completely clueless about the growing concern over tech giants and their influence.

— robbie gonzalez, WIRED, "Congress Is About to Learn Just How Little Science Knows About Tech Addiction," 23 May 2018

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