clewless

adj, adv — 3 senses

clewless

adj

/ˈkluːləs/

Etymology From clew + -less.

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[…].1772, Thomas Hallie Delamayne, The Senators, page 40:

2

Clueless.

A young person of the unfair sex addicted to clewless conduct and views that madden to crime.1911, Ambrose Bierce, “maiden”, in The Devil’s Dictionary, New York, N.Y.; Washington, D.C.: The Neale Publishing Company, →OCLC:

clewless

adv

Etymology From clew + -less.

1

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

He wandered clewless in a maze of mystery.2007, Julian Hawthorne, Idolatry, →ISBN, page 209:

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