Tom is a gutless, spineless, gormless, underachieving twat.
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Gormless
//ˈɡɔːmləs//
Synonyms for "gormless" (11 found)
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15 translations across 7 languages.
Czech
4 entries- blbý adj (lacking intelligence or understanding; foolish)
- nablblý adj (lacking intelligence or understanding; foolish)
- tupý adj (lacking intelligence or understanding; foolish)
- vypatlaný adj (lacking intelligence or understanding; foolish)
Dutch
3 entries- naïef adj (lacking intelligence or understanding; foolish)
- onhandig adj (lacking intelligence or understanding; foolish)
- onnozel adj (lacking intelligence or understanding; foolish)
French
2 entries- absurde adj (lacking intelligence or understanding; foolish)
- puéril adj (lacking intelligence or understanding; foolish)
German
1 entries- dämlich adj (lacking intelligence or understanding; foolish)
Polish
2 entries- głupi adj (lacking intelligence or understanding; foolish)
- tępy adj (lacking intelligence or understanding; foolish)
Russian
1 entries- бестолко́вый adj (lacking intelligence or understanding; foolish)
Welsh
2 entries- di-glem adj (lacking intelligence or understanding; foolish)
- diamcan adj (lacking intelligence or understanding; foolish)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Did I ever look so stupid: so gormless as Joseph calls it?
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But Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood were both so gormless and so wrapped up in their own silly little lives that they failed to notice anything unusual about their daughter.
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There was a sort of gormless unstoppability about him that she found rather fascinating.
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