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Thursday, October 28, 2010
gormless
gormless
(
chiefly
British
,
of a person
)
Lacking
intelligence
,
sense
or
discernment
, often implying
lack
of
capacity
of
will
to
remedy
the
condition
.
(
British
)
Inexperienced
,
naïve
,
innocent
to the point of
foolishness
.
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