Meanings
adjectivegawmless (not comparable)
- alternativedialectalnot comparableAlternative spelling of gormless.
Ye see I wor as gawmless as our 'Arriet when I wor a lass, but I mended faster.
1916, William Riley, Netherleigh, page 1321 more example
"Jenny, bring him a cheer, lass. Thae stons theer as gawmless as a boother-stone!"
1881, Edwin Waugh, Tufts of Heather, volume 1, page 201
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