gormless

American  

[gawrm-lis] / ˈgɔrm lɪs /

adjective

Chiefly British Informal.

1. lacking in vitality or intelligence; stupid, dull, or clumsy.

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gormless British  

/ ˈɡɔːmlɪs /

adjective

1. informal stupid; dull

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Usage

What does gormless mean? Gormless is a slang word meaning stupid, dull, or clumsy.Gormless is typically applied to people (and sometimes their actions). It is chiefly used in the U.K.Example: I feel totally gormless whenever I make a silly mistake like that.

Etymology

Origin of gormless

First recorded in 1740–50; respelling of earlier gaumless, from Northern English and Scots dialect gaum “heed, attention” (from Old Norse gaumr ) + -less

Example Sentences

I come from a town in France where people look you up and down when you enter a shop – even when you are 12 and gormless.

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In the island’s mythology, the controller was normally a sorcerer who had raised a body from the dead in order to enslave it as source of free, if gormless, labour.

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If it were just the case that smart replies made me gormless and weird, that would be one thing, but there were other, unexpected hurdles.

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On screen, Laurel played gormless underling to Hardy’s finicky little king.

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Seven minutes later and the home side had doubled their lead with a goal equal parts beautiful and gormless.

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