Clewless

//ˈkluːləs// adj, adv

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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. 2
    Clueless.

    "A young person of the unfair sex addicted to clewless conduct and views that madden to crime."

Adverb
  1. 1
    Without a clew (thread to guide one's way through a maze)

    "He wandered clewless in a maze of mystery."

Example

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"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[…]."

Etymology

From clew + -less.

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