witless adjective3 •Lacking wit or understanding; foolish.Then will we march to all those Indian Mines, My witlesse brother to the Christians lost: And ransome them with fame and vsurie. — 1587 •Indiscreet; not using clear and sound judgment. •Mindless, lacking conscious thought or the capacity for it.Rage warps my clearest cry To witless agony. — 1941 formsmore witless · most witless