Billy Childish

Being a fan of authentic Dada, I find today's art - what I call 'Bankers' Dada' - mind-numbingly dull. The most challenging work I've seen of late is by The British Art Resistance. Their document, 'A Call for Heroes in an Age of Cowards', is apt in these days of witless chancers.

English Artist

James May

Modern man is in crisis. He has degenerated from the redoubtable pillar he became through centuries of refinement and slipped resignedly into the popular depiction of himself as a witless under-achiever, incapable of looking after himself or those around him.

English Journalist

T. C. Boyle

I never go anywhere without a book for fear of being stuck in line in front of the theater or strapped down in the dentist's chair and being bored witless. Thus, I read everywhere.

American Novelist

Carroll O'Connor

Vulgar and obscene, the papers run rumors daily about people in show business, tales of wicked ways and witless affairs.

American Actor

Michael Leunig

Clever modern man is so witless that he thinks moral silence and empty conscience are an advantage.

Australian Cartoonist

Catherine Jinks

In primary school, I was bored witless by Australian history.

Australian Writer

Use 'witless' to express criticism or an negative opinion about someone's intellect.

Negative Connotation

The word 'witless' can be hurtful or offensive; use it cautiously to avoid insulting someone.

Emotional Impact

'Witless' is more common in informal language and can seem too harsh in formal contexts.