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[syn: brainless, headless]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Headless \Head"less\, a. [AS. he['a]fodle['a]s.]
1. Having no head; beheaded; as, a headless body, neck, or
carcass.
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2. Destitute of a chief or leader. --Sir W. Raleigh.
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3. Destitute of understanding or prudence; foolish; rash;
obstinate; mindless. [Obs.]
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Witless headiness in judging or headless hardiness
in condemning. --Spenser.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
headless
adj 1: not having a head or formed without a head ; "the
headless horseman"; "brads are headless nails" [ant:
headed]
2: not using intelligence [syn: brainless, headless]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
28 Moby Thesaurus words for "headless":
brainless, crownless, foolish, ignorant, inept, insensate,
irrational, lackbrained, lean-minded, lean-witted, mindless,
not bright, of little brain, pea-brained, pin-brained, reasonless,
senseless, slackminded, slackwitted, topless, ungifted,
unintellectual, unintelligent, unreasoning, untalented, unthinking,
unwise, witless