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gormless

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gorm·less  (gôrmls)
adj. Chiefly British
Lacking intelligence and vitality; dull.
[From dialectal gawm, sense, from Middle English gome, notice, from Old Norse gaumr.]
gormless [ˈgɔːmlɪs]
adj
Brit informal stupid; dull
[variant of C18 gaumless, from dialect gome, from Old English gom, gome, from Old Norse gaumr heed]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.gormless - (British informal) lacking intelligence and vitality
gaumless
stupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
Translations
gormless [ˈgɔːmlɪs] ADJ (Brit) → corto(de entendimiento)
gormless [ˈgɔːrmləs] adj (British) → lourdaud(e)
gormless
adj (Brit inf) → doof (inf)
gormless [ˈgɔːmlɪs] adj (Brit) (fam) → tonto/a (000) (stronger) → deficiente
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