Etymology

gormy

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Today it means: Awkward, clumsy, klutzy, ungainly. Full definition →

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gormy · adjective1

Either: * from gorm (“fool; one who is undiscerning”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’); or * a variant of gaumy (“awkward”), from gaum (“to stare idly or vacantly; to gape, gaze; to be awkward or stupid; a lout; a gaping, idle fellow”) + -y.

gormy · adjective2

From gorm, gaum (“to smear; grime (noun)”) + -y.

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