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gaumless

[gawm-lis]

adjective

Chiefly British Informal.
  1. gormless.



gaumless

/ ˈɡɔːmlɪs /

adjective

  1. a variant spelling of gormless

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gaumless1

1740–50; dial. ( Scots, N England) gaum heed, attention ( Middle English gome < Old Norse gaumr; akin to Gothic gaumjan to observe) + -less
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Example Sentences

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What a pack o' gaumless gannets you must take us for!

What is it maks a gaumless muff Grow rich, an roll i' lots o' stuff, Woll better men can't get enough?

For all his bluster, he’s a gaumless nowt, With neither guts nor gall.

What is it maks a gaumless muff Grow rich, an' roll i' lots o' stuff, Woll better men can't get enough?

Did I ever look so stupid: so “gaumless,” as Joseph calls it?’

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