"cluelessly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more cluelessly [comparative], most cluelessly [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English clueless Middle English -ly English -ly English cluelessly From clueless + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|clueless|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English clueless Middle English -ly English -ly English cluelessly [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "cluelessly", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="cluelessly"> From clueless + -ly., {{ety|en|:af|clueless|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English clue Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English clueless Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English cluelessly From clueless + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} cluelessly (comparative more cluelessly, superlative most cluelessly)
  1. In a clueless manner.
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