gaumless

[ gawm-lis ]

adjective

, Chiefly British Informal.

1. gormless.

gaumless

/ ˈɡɔːmlɪs /

adjective

1. See gormless
   a variant spelling of gormless

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

Example Sentences

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

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Nay, aw dooant know, but my mother's been callin' him 'gaumless,' happen that's it.

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"They say he's no good at anything—a harmless mafflin; he was a long gaumless gawky when he went awa," said Richard Turnbull.

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Yon were gaumless words, and bitter did I rue iver having spokken 'em.

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