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Ancient Greek rumors
Various species of mythical headless men were rumoured, in antiquity and later, to inhabit remote parts of the world. They are variously known as akephaloi
Headless_men
National park in the Northwest Territories, Canada
Nahanni National Park Reserve, sometimes known as "Headless Valley" or "Valley of The Headless Men" (after a series of unsolved historical deaths in the
Nahanni_National_Park_Reserve
Mythical figure
The Headless Horseman is an archetype of mythical figure that has appeared in folklore around Europe since the Middle Ages. The figures are traditionally
Headless_Horseman
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up headless, Acrania, acrania, or headlessness in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Headless may refer to: Acephalic acardia, a type of twin reversed
Headless
British socialite (1912–1993)
of the "headless man", and Fairbanks always denied the allegation. Long afterwards, it was claimed that there were actually two "headless men" in the
Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll
Margaret_Campbell,_Duchess_of_Argyll
Simplistic humanoid figure
draw people in this way.[citation needed] Headless men Freeman, N.H. (3 April 1975). "Do children draw men with arms coming out of the head?". Nature
Tadpole_person
1513 Ottoman nautical chart
Among the mountains in South America, a headless man is depicted interacting with a monkey. The headless men, known as Blemmyes, were portrayed in medieval
Piri_Reis_map
Mythical figure
present-day nation) where there also lived marvels such as men with eyes in their chest (headless men) and dog-faced humanoids (cynocephaly). Ctesias's Indika
Wild_man
household. Talos, a giant man made out of bronze to protect Europa. Acephali/Headless men (Greek ἀκέφαλος akephalos, plural ἀκέφαλοι akephaloi, from ἀ- a-, "without"
List of Greek mythological creatures
List_of_Greek_mythological_creatures
American actor, film producer, and U.S. Navy officer (1909–2000)
(10 August 2000). "'Headless men' in sex scandal finally named". The Guardian. London. Gosden, Emily (29 December 2013). "'Headless man' in Duchess of
Douglas_Fairbanks_Jr.
Female character from Greek mythology
Greek myth, though the connection cannot be ruled out. Anasyrma Dilukai Headless men Lajja Gauri Nin-imma Sheela na gig Vagina and vulva in art Venus figurines
Baubo
Central American legend
and folklore, the headless priest (Spanish: el padre sin cabeza, lit. 'the headless father' o el cura sin cabeza, lit. 'the headless priest' and Filipino:
Headless_priest
British politician (1908–1987)
London Gazette. 18 April 1974. p. 4909. Sarah Hall (10 August 2000). "'Headless men' in sex scandal finally named". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 August 2015
Duncan_Sandys
1926 painting by George Grosz
accepting whatever is put in front of them. At the right, one of the headless men rests his foot on the prison bars below him, through which a prisoner's
Eclipse_of_the_Sun_(Grosz)
Mythical creature
Libyans that such creatures inhabit the east of their lands, as well as headless men and various other anomalies. The best estimate for the place where the
Cynocephaly
Type of mythogical creature in Irish mythology
is a type of legendary creature in Irish folklore. He is depicted as a headless rider on a black horse, or as a coachman, who carries his own head. As
Dullahan
Chinese deity
was beheaded and his head buried in Changyang Mountain. Nevertheless, headless, with a shield in one hand and a battle axe in the other, he continues
Xingtian
Legendary Germanic tribe
world. This is in the south half of Egypt's lands.") Asa Simon Mittman, Headless men and hungry monsters, The Sarum Seminar, Stanford University Alumni Center
Hundings
Fictional character from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
strongly believes in all things supernatural, including the legend of the Headless Horseman. Crane eventually tries unsuccessfully to court the heiress Katrina
Ichabod_Crane
Northeast African people documented in late antiquity
eponymously after King Blemys (Βλέμυς). Additionally, due to the mythical Headless men also using the name Blemmyes, various scholars such as Samuel Bochart
Blemmyes
Killings of Albanians during the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913
the bridge by the waters of the Vardar. What was clear was that these headless men had not been killed in battle. Trotsky's account from his Serbian friend
Massacres of Albanians in the Balkan Wars
Massacres_of_Albanians_in_the_Balkan_Wars
wane and faced competition from comic books. During World War II, ordinary men and women performed fantastic deeds daily in exotic corners of the world
List_of_Doc_Savage_novels
1866 novel by Mayne Reid
The Headless Horseman is a novel by Mayne Reid, first published in monthly serialized form during 1865 and 1866, and subsequently published as a book in
The_Headless_Horseman_(novel)
the bridge by the waters of the Vardar. What was clear was that these headless men had not been killed in battle. Please note that the following names of
Serbia_in_the_Balkan_Wars
Core group of animators for Walt Disney Productions in the mid-20th century
fire-breathing dragon. Some of his work includes Monstro (in Pinocchio), The Headless Horseman (in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad), the Crocodile (in
Disney's_Nine_Old_Men
Mythical race of cannibals described by Shakespeare
indeed said to have no head, and have their facial features on the chest. Headless men Charles Zika (2003). Exorcising Our Demons: Magic, Witchcraft, and Visual
Anthropophage
15th-century illuminated manuscript
Moon; Alexander meeting a black-legged monster man, a horse-lion and headless men. Folio 90r.: Alexander fighting a crowned dragon; long-haired women emerging
Peniarth_481
1989 Iranian novella by Shahrnush Parsipur
customers appears without a head. For the rest of the day, her customers seem headless as well. Zarrinkolah tries to find a cure for her condition, and is advised
Women_Without_Men_(novella)
British actor and martial artist (born 1974)
character, the Headless Horseman, murders the Killian family and Brom Van Brunt, among others. Park had his first real speaking part in X-Men as Toad. In
Ray_Park
2025 Vietnamese film
Detective Kien: The Headless Horror (Vietnamese: Thám Tử Kiên: Kỳ Án Không Đầu) is a 2025 period horror-thriller film directed by Victor Vu. It is a spinoff
Detective Kien: The Headless Horror
Detective_Kien:_The_Headless_Horror
Mountain Men is an American reality television series that airs on the History channel. The first season premiered on May 31, 2012; the tenth season premiered
List_of_Mountain_Men_episodes
Stereotypical extraterrestrials
Little green men are stereotypical portrayals of extraterrestrials as little humanoids with green skin and sometimes antennae on their heads. The term
Little_green_men
Comic book character
bad boy celebrity "Pretty Boy" of Earth-12 - along with their army of headless Sabretooth cyborgs, arrive on Krakoa to his enact revenge on the Quiet
Sabretooth_(character)
2024 Indian film by Amar Kaushik
Stree 2: Sarkate Ka Aatank (transl. Woman 2: Terror of the Headless) is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language comedy horror film directed by Amar Kaushik, written
Stree_2
Photography genre
Victorian headless portraits were a fad in Britain in the late 19th century. In the photographs, the model's head appears separated from the body; often
Victorian_headless_portrait
Book by Sir Walter Raleigh (1596)
Anthropophagi, and men whose heads Do grow beneath their shoulders. However, there are references in classical literature to headless men which Shakespeare
The_Discovery_of_Guiana
2018 death of an American man in San Francisco, California
28, 2018). "Headless torso found in fish tank inside missing man's home". ABC News. Retrieved December 26, 2025. "Brian Egg case: Headless torso found
Death_of_Brian_Egg
Seafront promenade in north west England
March 1897. p. 5. Grimsditch, Lee (1 May 2022). "Fortune tellers to headless men, Blackpool sideshows through the decades". LancsLive. Retrieved 21 September
Golden_Mile_(Blackpool)
1999 murder in Hong Kong
Following the ordeal, the girl Lau started having nightmares of Fan's headless ghost every night at a girls' reform school which led her to the state
Hello_Kitty_murder_case
Architectural motif
architectural ornaments, where they are a form of mascaron or ornamental head, Green Men are frequently found in architectural sculpture on both secular and ecclesiastical
Green_Man
The Headless Bust: A Melancholy Meditation on the False Millennium is an illustrated book by American author/illustrator Edward Gorey, and is a sequel
The_Headless_Bust
Claimed UFO incident
Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter (also known as the Hopkinsville Goblins Case or Kelly Green Men Case) is a claimed close encounter with extraterrestrial beings that occurred
Kelly–Hopkinsville_encounter
1959 American film
up the tiny skull mystery by showing Jeff a book about "The Cult of Headless Men", who achieved immortality and branded their fingertips with images of
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake
The_Four_Skulls_of_Jonathan_Drake
Statue in Prague, Czech Republic
Spanish Synagogue. It depicts Franz Kafka riding on the shoulders of a headless figure, in reference to the author's 1912 story "Description of a Struggle"
Statue_of_Franz_Kafka
American poet (1876–1956)
the trenches Among the tear and spatter Of shrapnel. Among headless men, twisted men, mad men In masses, Under the scream of shells Blossoming overhead
Pauline_B._Barrington
Village in New York, United States
by Washington Irving about the local area and its infamous specter, the Headless Horseman. Irving lived in the area and is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Sleepy_Hollow,_New_York
2018 film by Ari Aster
by a telephone pole. In shock, Peter drives home and leaves Charlie's headless body in the back seat of Annie's car, which Annie discovers to her horror
Hereditary_(film)
Fiery ghost from German folklore
sprays fiery sparks. Rarer appearances are that of a fiery, sometimes headless rider on a fiery horse and that of a fiery ploughman with fiery horse and
Feuermann_(ghost)
Female spirit in Irish mythology
October 2022 – via JCHAS. It is only "blood" can have a banshee. Business men nowadays have something as good as "blood" - they have "brains" and "brass"
Banshee
Mythological antagonist
is a bare skull that bites its victims and its companion is a dancing headless skeleton. Bloody Bones tales originated in Britain. The Nalusa Falaya ("Long
Bogeyman
Scottish mythological creatures
The blue men of the Minch, also known as storm kelpies (Scottish Gaelic: na fir ghorma Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [nə fiɾʲ ˈɣɔɾɔmə]), are mythological
Blue_men_of_the_Minch
Various leaderless Christian sects
church history, the term acephali (from Koine Greek: ἀκέφαλοι aképhaloi, 'headless', singular ἀκέφαλος aképhalos from ἀ- a-, 'without', and κεφαλή kephalé
Acephali
American novelist
Turn every goddam page.” The Devil's Playground (January 1941) The Headless Men (June 1941) The Mindless Monsters (September 1941) The Rustling Death
Alan_Hathway
Pantheon of pre-Christian Ireland
"Tribe of the Gods of Craft", i.e., the divine counterparts of áes dána "men of craft" There is a mysterious group called trí dé dáno, "three gods of
Tuatha_Dé_Danann
Type of legendary creature found in Japanese folk religion
men, and ordinary women, all of whom in life possessed excessive pride. The god introduces the notion that not all tengu are equal; knowledgeable men
Tengu
Mythological demon that seduces women
as appearing to men in erotic dreams. Two other corresponding demons also appear in Mesopotamian accounts: Ardat lili, who visits men by night, and Idlu
Incubus
of wild men endure". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 11 December 2018. Alex, Bridget (26 April 2023). "On Flores Island, Do "Ape-Men" Still Exist
List_of_cryptids
Capital of France
Martyrum (Latin "Hill of Martyrs"), later "Montmartre", from where he walked headless to the north of the city; the place where he fell and was buried became
Paris
List of episodes of the British TV drama series
1 February 2012 (2012-02-01) September–October 2011 6.94 Legend has it that the headless apparition of Sir Geoffrey DeQuetteville, riding a grey horse, spells imminent
List of Midsomer Murders episodes
List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes
Irish legendary creature
as a type of solitary fairy. They are usually depicted as little bearded men, wearing a coat and hat, who partake in mischief. In later times, they have
Leprechaun
(May 11, 2026). "Debbii Dawson announces new EP Where Have All the Good Men Gone?". Clash. Retrieved June 5, 2026. Pearis, Bill (March 23, 2026). "Downtown
List_of_2026_albums
spirit of Central America who lures men into danger before revealing her face to be that of a horse or a skull Headless priest, the spirit of a decapitated
List_of_ghosts
Scottish peer (1903–1973)
History. Retrieved 4 January 2022. Hugh Davies (10 August 2000). "Duchess's 'headless man' was Fairbanks Jnr". The Daily Telegraph. "Mathilda, Dowager Duchess
Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll
Ian_Campbell,_11th_Duke_of_Argyll
British barrister and television personality (born 1978)
(3 December 2023). "Rob Rinder on October 7 attacks: 'The paramedic saw headless bodies and heard terrorists laughing'". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 December
Robert_Rinder
English heavy metal band
joining in 1987 and recording three albums – The Eternal Idol (1987), Headless Cross (1989), and Tyr (1990) – before his initial departure in 1991. That
Black_Sabbath
Thai actor (1956–2010)
Luuk chaai phan mangkawn as Sa Zhu (2000) City of Ghosts (2002) Headless Hero as Suea Men (2002) Shutter (2004) Just Friend (2004) Rescue Dawn as Phisit
Apichart_Choosakul
Painting by Francisco Goya
blood-oozing grip, which cuts into her body, because she is dead, not to mention headless. She does not, to say the least, encourage identification. The identification
Saturn_Devouring_His_Son
Mythical being or legendary creature in European folklore
three centuries later; although only some of his men crumbled to dust on dismounting, Herla and his men who did not dismount were trapped on horseback,
Fairy
Practice of eating a child or fetus
abandoned campsite with a roasted infant "skewered over the coals ... headless and gutted". In the spy comedy Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Child_cannibalism
Unidentified murder victim
Louis, Missouri (since demolished). Once inside, they discovered the headless body of an African-American child in the home's basement. Her body was
St._Louis_Jane_Doe
"HK police searching for ex-husband of socialite Abby Choi after her headless body was found". The Straits Times. 26 February 2023. Archived from the
List of incidents of cannibalism
List_of_incidents_of_cannibalism
Fictional representation of the planet Mars
Mars. Rykors are headless but otherwise human-like creatures bred by the Kaldanes, appearing only in The Chessmen of Mars. Plant Men: Monsters found in
Barsoom
Mythological creature
the wicked Goblins. BB's The Little Grey Men (1942) is a story of the last gnomes in England, little wild men who live by hunting and fishing. In C. S
Gnome
British sitcom (2019–2023)
make knowing use of many of the clichés of horror programmes, such as headless Tudor noblemen. The programme is filmed at West Horsley Place in Surrey
Ghosts_(2019_TV_series)
Unidentified serial killer in London in 1888
murder to Jack the Ripper. "The Pinchin Street torso" was a decomposing headless and legless torso of an unidentified woman aged between 30 and 40 discovered
Jack_the_Ripper
1913 novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs
ends at the site of the buried "treasure," which von Horn has dug up; his headless body is found next to the opened chest. It had contained books, not treasure
The_Monster_Men
English comedian and actor (born 1939)
films The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Die Another Day (2002), Nearly Headless Nick in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter
John_Cleese
Mythical creature
Northern Aitvaras Ajatar Badb Black dog Ent Gabija Gremlin Halfling Haltija Headless Horseman Hiisi Jack Frost Jimmy Squarefoot Lauma Menninkäinen Morgan Le
Goblin
American actor (born 1950)
include Boogie Nights (1997), Air Force One (1997), Magnolia (1999), Mystery Men (1999), Jurassic Park III (2001), Bobby (2006), Thank You for Smoking (2005)
William_H._Macy
"HK police searching for ex-husband of socialite Abby Choi after her headless body was found". The Straits Times. 24 February 2023. "4 people charged
List of solved missing person cases (2020s)
List_of_solved_missing_person_cases_(2020s)
American actor (born 1943)
fallout shelter beneath his suburban home. The same year, he appeared as the Headless Horseman in Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow, starring Johnny Depp and Christina
Christopher_Walken
Norwegian-American serial killer
burned to the ground. In the ruins, authorities found the bodies of a headless adult woman, initially identified as Belle Gunness, and her three children
Belle_Gunness
In the late 19th century the grave at Inverlair was opened and seven headless skeletons were unearthed, giving credence to the story. Appin Murder Donald
Keppoch_murders
Ratings: 'How I Met Your Mother', 'Bones', '2 Broke Girls', 'Two and a Half Men', 'The Voice', 'Dancing With The Stars' Up; 'House', 'Smash' Down". TV by
List_of_Bones_episodes
British crime drama series (2015–present)
motorway in London. Series 4 follows the discovery in 2020 of Matthew Walsh's headless and handless corpse, found inside an old freezer removed during a house
Unforgotten
Series of science fiction novels by David Gerrold
creatures ranging in size from chickens to ostriches. They somewhat resemble a headless chicken or a slug/snake mounted onto two legs. Their "neck" tapers off
The_War_Against_the_Chtorr
1815 battle of the Waterloo campaign
have been impossible for any ranker. Each British cannon had a number of headless nails for spiking stored in a box on the gun carriage, so the French would
Battle_of_Waterloo
Being in Germanic folklore
harmless to their audience and attracted not only women and children but men as well with their sweet songs. Stories also exist wherein the spirit agrees
Nixie_(folklore)
M. E. Savard November 6, 2025 (2025-11-06) 9LAY04 3.98 A man wearing a headless horseman costume accidentally crashes his car into a man with a scarecrow
List_of_9-1-1_episodes
Mythological creature
shall fall from cliffs and slopes, and this shall continue, until so many men have been lost that they will be able to link arms around the whole island
Selkie
Debate regarding the race of the Egyptian ruler
been part North African. This was based largely on the examination of a headless skeleton of a female child in a 20 BCE tomb in Ephesus (present-day Turkey)
Ethnicity_of_Cleopatra
Alleged extra-terrestrial beings
Insectoid John E. Mack List of alleged extraterrestrial beings Little green men Men in black Mythic humanoids Nordic aliens Stan Romanek Starchild skull Spelled
Grey_alien
Mythological creature
Northern Aitvaras Ajatar Badb Black dog Ent Gabija Gremlin Halfling Haltija Headless Horseman Hiisi Jack Frost Jimmy Squarefoot Lauma Menninkäinen Morgan Le
Púca
Figure in Germanic mythology
a copy of the former. The stones depict Sigurd killing Fafnir, Regin's headless body surrounded by his smithing tools, Sigurd cooking Fafnir's heart, and
Sigurd
Irish association football player (born 1976)
Retrieved 25 December 2008. Walker, Michael (19 September 2002). "Newcastle headless in Kiev". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 29 August 2018. "UEFA Champions
Shay_Given
Kingdom 82(5): 859–861 doi:10.1017/S0025315402006252 Gorton, S. (2010). Headless giant squid encountered off Narooma. Narooma News, 7 July 2010. [Archived
List of giant squid specimens and sightings (2001–2014)
List_of_giant_squid_specimens_and_sightings_(2001–2014)
Filipino-American actress (born 1967)
Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider. At this time, Carrere was featured in the men's magazine Maxim. Relic Hunter lasted for three contracted television seasons
Tia_Carrere
Fictional religious organisation
"memory-proof confessors". They are also allied with a group known as the Headless Monks—monks who have cut off their heads as they believe that they can
Church_of_the_Papal_Mainframe
country.] Balbiani, Carolina (30 September 2024). "El extraño caso de una menor desaparecida en su cuarto, un "accidente" tonto y el linchamiento de la
List of unusual deaths in the 21st century
List_of_unusual_deaths_in_the_21st_century
Mythical creature from English folklore
Ivelet Bridge near Ivelet in Swaledale, Yorkshire. The dog is allegedly headless, and leaps over the side of the bridge and into the water, although it
Black_dog_(folklore)
HEADLESS MEN
HEADLESS MEN
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Tamil
Fearless
Surname or Lastname
German
German : unexplained.English : probably a variant spelling of (H)arliss, a nickname from Middle English earles ‘earless’, probably denoting someone who was deaf rather than one literally without ears.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Fearless
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Hampshire, Surrey, Worcestershire, and West Yorkshire, so called from Old English hǣð ‘heathland’, ‘heather’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.English : variant spelling of Hedley.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Hedley, HEADLEY means "heather field."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Fearless
Boy/Male
Indian
Fearless
Boy/Male
Indian
Fearless
Boy/Male
British, Christian, English
Heather Meadow / Field
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Indian
Fearless
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Tamil
Fearless
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Indian
Fearless
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Tamil
Fearless
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Indian
Fearless
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Tamil
Fearless
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Muslim
Fearless
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Tamil
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Tamil
Nabhinath | நாபீநத
Fearless
Nabhinath | நாபீநத
Girl/Female
Tamil
Fearless
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic meaning ‘son of the beadle’ (see Beadle).
HEADLESS MEN
HEADLESS MEN
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Spanish
Merciful.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Night
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
One who cannot be Humbled; Violent; Strong; Powerful
Female
Egyptian
, the Good Isis.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Galtry, a Yorkshire surname of unexplained derivation.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Attribute of Allah
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Creation
Female
Egyptian
, a serpent goddess.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Champion, Cloud, Passionate, Crow, Talktive person
HEADLESS MEN
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n.
Headdress.
a.
Negligent; heedless; indolent; listless.
a.
Headless.
n.
The state of being destitute of life, vigor, spirit, activity, etc.; dullness; inertness; languor; coldness; vapidness; indifference; as, the deadness of a limb, a body, or a tree; the deadness of an eye; deadness of the affections; the deadness of beer or cider; deadness to the world, and the like.
a.
Not wanted; unnecessary; not requiste; as, needless labor; needless expenses.
a.
Having no head; beheaded; as, a headless body, neck, or carcass.
a.
Inconsiderate; heedless; careless.
a.
Leafless.
a.
Fearless.
a.
Seamless.
a.
Without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy; as, hapless youth; hapless maid.
a.
Destitute of an awn; as, beardless wheat.
a.
Free from dread; fearless; intrepid; dauntless; as, dreadless heart.
a.
Destitute of understanding or prudence; foolish; rash; obstinate.
a.
Void of design; objectless; as, an endless pursuit.
a.
Destitute of reeds; as, reedless banks.
a.
Without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable; -- applied to length, and to duration; as, an endless line; endless time; endless bliss; endless praise; endless clamor.
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Destitute of a chief or leader.
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Destitute of help or strength; unable to help or defend one's self; needing help; feeble; weak; as, a helpless infant.
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Incautious; precipitate; heedless.