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Etymology edit

From Middle High German witzelōs, from Old High German wizzilos (witless). By surface analysis, Witz (wit) +‎ -los (-less).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪt͡sloːs/
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  • Hyphenation: witz‧los

Adjective edit

witzlos (strong nominative masculine singular witzloser, comparative witzloser, superlative am witzlosesten)

  1. witless, dull, lacking cleverness and humour
    Synonyms: geistlos, ungewitzt
  2. (informal) pointless (having no purpose)
    Synonym: sinnlos
    Kreuzworträtsel ausfüllen, wenn man alles im Internet nachkuckt, ist doch witzlos.
    Solving crossword puzzles by looking everything up on the internet is pointless.

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