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gormless
[
gawrm
-lis
]
gorm·less
/
ˈgɔrm
lɪs
/
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[
gawrm
-lis
]
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adjective
Chiefly British
Informal
.
gaumless.
Origin:
respelling by speakers with r-less accents
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gormless
(ˈɡɔːmlɪs)
—
adj
informal
(
Brit
) stupid; dull
[C19: variant of C18
gaumless,
from dialect
gome,
from Old English
gom, gome,
from Old Norse
gaumr
heed]
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