GAUMLESS

gaumless, gormless

(adjective) (British informal) lacking intelligence and vitality

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

gaumless (not comparable)

(dialectal) Alternative spelling of gormless

Usage notes

Gaumless is the original spelling; gormless, which has become more common especially in non-rhotic dialects, uses r to indicate vowel length.

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CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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