Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Without understanding; foolish. Also spelled
gawmless .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective British informal stupid. Oposite of
smart .
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
gormless .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (British informal) lacking intelligence and vitality
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Examples
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Did I ever look so stupid: so "gaumless," as Joseph calls it? '
Wuthering Heights Emily Bront�� 1833
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Yon were gaumless words, and bitter did I rue iver having spokken 'em.
More Tales of the Ridings Frederic William Moorman 1895
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"A'a! gaumless! tha's been having summat to sup this afternooin, aw can see," said his wife.
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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Aw wor gaumless, a chap will get gaumless sometimes.
Yorkshire Lyrics Poems written in the Dialect as Spoken in the West Riding of Yorkshire. To which are added a Selection of Fugitive Verses not in the Dialect John Hartley 1877
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But aitin soa mich o 'one sooart o' stuff seemed to have a strange-effect o'th 'childer, for they fair seem'd to grow gaumless an' th 'hair o' ther heead stood up like a caah toppin, an 'Dawdles hissen wor terrified if one on 'em complained ov a pain i' ther heead, for fear th 'horns should be buddin'.
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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"Sim said 'twere a Spaniard, and Dick said 'twere an Englishman; and Abel bade 'em both hold their peace for a pair o 'gaumless [stupid] noodles."
Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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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.
J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 3 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 1843
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Did I ever look so stupid, so ‘gaumless,’ as Joseph calls it?”
Wuthering Heights 2002
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"A'a, tha gurt gaumless fooil!" sed his hont, "couldn't ta see a cat an 'three kittens?
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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Sucksmith wor reight gaumless for a while, but he says, "What is ther to laff at?
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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