English Explanatory Dictionary

gormy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Awkward, clumsy, klutzy, ungainly.
adj
  1. Alternative spelling of gaumy (“sticky, smeared with something sticky; grimy”).

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɔːmi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gormy.wav /ˈɡɔɹmi/

Word forms

gormy

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

gorming

Related words

gaum gaumy gawm gawming gorm gorming
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