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   gormless

   /ˈɡɔːmləs/

   adjective

   • 1. lacking sense or initiative; foolish: informal British "a constantly grinning, rather gormless boy"

   Word Origin mid 18th century (originally as gaumless): from dialect gaum ‘understanding’ (from Old Norse gaumr ‘care, heed’) + -less.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gormlessly adverb
   • 2. gormlessness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • O

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   • M

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   • L

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