gaumless
English
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈɡɔːm.ləs/
Adjective
gaumless (not comparable)
- (dialectal) Alternative spelling of gormless
- 1835, Derwentwater, in The new British Novelist:
- "What could put secna gaumless notion as that into yer heed?" "A gaumless notion!" iterated Spour, putting on a look of sincerity offended.
- 1872, John Hartley, Yorkshire ditties, series 1 (reprint), page 126:
- […] an' shoo held up a bonny little lad abaat two days old, 'at stared at him as gaumless as gaumless could be, […]
- 1902, Arthur Smith, The Doin's O' Jim O' Doads: Sketches of Lancashire Life, page 60:
- Oh, he'll call; does ta think 'at he's as gaumless as thee?
- 1835, Derwentwater, in The new British Novelist:
Usage notes
Gaumless is the original spelling; gormless, which has become more common especially in non-rhotic dialects, uses r to indicate vowel length.