gaumless

American

[gawm-lis] / ˈgɔm lɪs /

adjective

Chiefly British Informal.

gormless.

gaumless British

/ ˈɡɔːmlɪs /

adjective

a variant spelling of gormless

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Etymology

Origin of gaumless

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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But He don't laik about His wark, �� Or stop to hark to t' birds; He minds His business, does the Lord, �� An' wastes no gaumless words.

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