1
a
: having no head
b
: having the head cut off : beheaded
2
: having no chief
3
: lacking good sense or prudence : foolish
headlessness
noun
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Following the man’s directions to the human remains, officers traveled about 10 feet into a nearby wooded area before coming upon a headless skeleton.
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Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
In seasons past, this would have been answered with threats of death, prison rape, or, in the Colin Farrell year, talk of doing unspeakable things with the headless corpse of Clark’s mother.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2024
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Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
In seasons past, this would have been answered with threats of death, prison rape, or, in the Colin Farrell year, talk of doing unspeakable things with the headless corpse of Clark’s mother.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2024
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“Headless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headless. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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