gormless
[ gawrm-lis ]
adjectiveChiefly British Informal.
lacking in vitality or intelligence; stupid, dull, or clumsy.
Origin of gormless
1First recorded in1740–50; respelling of earlier gaumless, from Northern English and Scots dialect gaum “heed, attention” (from Old Norse gaumr ) + -less
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British Dictionary definitions for gormless
gormless
/ (ˈɡɔːmlɪs) /
adjective
British informal stupid; dull
Origin of gormless
1C19: variant of C18 gaumless, from dialect gome, from Old English gom, gome, from Old Norse gaumr heed
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