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But the rest of us are under no obligation to smile weakly at such witlessness.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2017

Which is not to say cartoons must thrive on witlessness, as gifted artists ever since Picasso and Duchamp make plain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2015

The Thick of It is in no danger of having its reputation challenged by such witlessness.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 29, 2012

In them he declared what he called “a protective interest in the English language,” which, he warned, was falling prey to windiness, witlessness, ungrammaticality, obfuscation and other depredations.

From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2010

It was not mere witlessness she contributed to their trouble.

From Marriage by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells


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