Definition
gormlessly
adverb
- in a stupid, vacant, or foolish manner; without intelligence or awareness
Usage: informal; chiefly British
Examples
- He stared gormlessly at the television screen for hours.
- She gormlessly agreed to the unfavorable contract without reading it.
- The student gormlessly copied answers from his neighbor during the exam.
- He wandered gormlessly through the museum, not paying attention to any of the exhibits.
- She smiled gormlessly, clearly not understanding the joke.
- The actor delivered his lines gormlessly, as if he had no idea what he was saying.