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gormy

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɔːmi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈɡɔɹmi/
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)mi

1

adj

Meaning 1

Awkward, clumsy, klutzy, ungainly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: New-England, Northern-England, UK, US, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gorming

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Alternative spelling of gaumy (“sticky, smeared with something sticky; grimy”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Southern-US, UK, US, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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.

From gorm, gaum (“to smear; grime (noun)”) + -y.