clueless

From clue + -less.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkluː.ləs/

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• Homophone: clewless
• Rhymes: -uːləs

clueless (comparative more clueless, superlative most clueless)

1. (literally) Without any clues or hints.
   • 2010, Kathleen Newberg, Faux Finish, page 97:

     The shifting shapes mimicked the dilemma of the nearly clueless mystery of the Higgins Grove murders. As soon as the picture formed into something recognizable, it morphed into something else.

2. (figuratively) Lacking knowledge or understanding; uninformed; oblivious.

• See also Thesaurus:naive
• See also Thesaurus:ignorant

• (antonym(s) of “uninformed”): clueful, informed