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head·less (hedlis)

adjective

  1. without a head; specif.,
    1. organically without a head; acephalous
    2. beheaded
  2. without a leader or director
  3. stupid; brainless

Etymology: ME hevedles < OE heafodleas

headless Synonyms

headless

modif.

  1. Unthinking

    witless, fatuous, brainless; see dull 3, stupid 1.

  2. Without a head

    decapitated, lifeless, truncated; see dead 1.

headless Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • coachman: So here is probably the origin of the legend of the ghostly coach and headless coachmen, a century older than the Borley one.
  • horseman: There is a headless horseman who patrols along the Tyndall Avenue at night on his black horse.
  • chicken: The term headless chickens just about sums up the forward.
  • corpse: His headless corpse was later found in a ditch.
  • torso: Grix's last thought was fear for his children, as he dropped heavily onto Tommy's headless torso.
  • ghost: The headless ghost of the hound is seen from time wandering through the bar at closing time looking for his lost head.

Modifying Another Word

  • nearly: Netribution sources say Cleese just gave a lecture at Cornell University, where he confirmed he will play Nick the Nearly Headless Ghost.
  • now: St Edmund's head, left, lies between the ( now headless ) wolf's paws.

Used with adjective complement

  • appear: The corpses appear headless, the flesh chewed at, the manner of death not clear.
  • run: How do I configure Linux to run headless with a terminal connected to a serial port?

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