gaumless

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔːm.ləs/ Rhymes: -ɔːmləs === Adjective === gaumless (not comparable) (dialectal) Alternative spelling of gormless. 1872, John Hartley, Yorkshire ditties, series 1 (reprint), page 126: […] an' shoo held up a bonny little lad abaat two days old, 'at stared at him as gaumless as gaumless could be, […] ==== Usage notes ==== Gaumless is the original spelling; gormless, which has become more common especially in non-rhotic dialects, uses r to indicate vowel length. ==== Derived terms ====