witlessness
Example Sentences
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The hallmark of this “Joker” is its solemn witlessness.
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2019
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
She was a sort of Bizarro World Oscar Wilde: an Irish author who became a London cause célèbre for the complete witlessness of her writing.
From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2013
The Thick of It is in no danger of having its reputation challenged by such witlessness.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 29, 2012
At another time, a miller, laughing at him for his witlessness, he said, "Some things I ken, and some I dinna ken."
From The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings by Lemon, Mark