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单词 gaumless
释义

gaumless

[ gawm-lis ]
/ ˈgɔm lɪs /

adjective Chiefly British Informal.

gormless.

Origin of gaumless

1740–50; dial. (Scots, N England) gaum heed, attention (Middle English gome<Old Norse gaumr; akin to Gothic gaumjan to observe) + -less

Words nearby gaumless

Gaullist, gault, gaultheria, Gaultier, gaum, gaumless, gaun, gaunt, gauntlet, gauntlet bandage, gauntry
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Example sentences from the Web for gaumless

  • Nay, aw dooant know, but my mother's been callin' him 'gaumless,' happen that's it.

    Yorkshire Ditties, First Series|John Hartley
  • Yon were gaumless words, and bitter did I rue iver having spokken 'em.

    More Tales of the Ridings|Frederic Moorman

British Dictionary definitions for gaumless

gaumless
/ (ˈɡɔːmlɪs) /

adjective

a variant spelling of gormless
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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