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adjective clue·less \ ˈklü-ləs \

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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Examples of clueless in a Sentence

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

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A plane carrying a bunch of largely clueless do-gooders is hijacked by terrorists and tragedy, along with pontificating, ensues.

— melissa h. pierson, The Christian Science Monitor, "'Mary McCarthy: The Complete Fiction' may startle you," 21 Aug. 2017
The company hopes to expand all over Europe by 2019, so expect to see more clueless tourists haphazardly bee-lining across intersections.

— sebastian modak, CNT, "The Most Surprising Players in the Sharing Economy," 20 July 2017
The rich and clueless are easy targets, but Kargman’s found a way to stack her show with delicious, Wusthof-sharp detail that sets it apart from the satirical pack.

— vanityfair.com, "Think the Ultra-Rich Are Ridiculous? Jill Kargman Promises You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet," 11 July 2017
The rich and clueless are easy targets, but Kargman’s found a way to stack her show with delicious, Wusthof-sharp detail that sets it apart from the satirical pack.

— hillary busis, HWD, "Think the Ultra-Rich Are Ridiculous? Jill Kargman Promises You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet," 11 July 2017
There also are two outsiders to the Harvard sextet, Billy Eichner as Max's reserved boyfriend (a great 180-degree shift for the professional street yeller) and Greg Germann as Sam's rich, somewhat clueless husband.

— julie hinds, Detroit Free Press, "Keegan-Michael Key's new series 'Friends from College' is the 2017 friends show you need," 9 July 2017
Democrats have been relatively clueless since the day I was born.

— drew magary, GQ, "Democrats Will Never Get Their Shit Together," 6 July 2017
Maybe in the US, where young, white, rich, clueless white males routinely get away with raping women.

— byron mccauley, Cincinnati.com, "Social media reaction to Otto Warmbier death unfortunate," 27 June 2017
Maybe in the US, where young, white, rich, clueless white males routinely get away with raping women.

— byron mccauley, Cincinnati.com, "Social media reaction to Otto Warmbier death unfortunate," 27 June 2017

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