clewless

English

Etymology

clew +‎ -less

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkluləs/
  • Homophone: clueless

Adjective

clewless (comparative more clewless, superlative most clewless)

  1. Without a clew (thread to guide one's way through a maze)
    • 1772, Thomas Hallie Delamayne, The Senators, page 40:
      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 […] .

Adverb

clewless (comparative more clewless, superlative most clewless)

  1. Without a clew (thread to guide one's way through a maze)
    • 2007, Julian Hawthorne, Idolatry, →ISBN, page 209:
      He wandered clewless in a maze of mystery.
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