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Meaning of gormful | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1

Definitions

Sensible; not foolish, senseless, or gormless.

humorous, not-comparable, uncommon

Examples

“The hens approach the table, groaning thoughtfully, and fix us with the unwavering gaze of the gormless. [I] Wonder what gormful would look like as I retreat into the cool of the house and await the post. This promises to be most satisfying, as am expecting some new ribbon samples.”
“[…] Uncle Henry, I think you are thoroughly gormful. I am looking forward to our shopping trip. I am also looking forward to Cyril coming home at the end of this week. Your faithful niece, Melissa”
“Most politicians believe themselves to the intrepid and invincible, but not Grayling. He is unfailingly vincible, and steadfastly trepid. He's an artless agent of pure chaos, and try as I might, I can find no record of him ever being hapful, reckful, gormful or ept. When they put him in charge of getting people into employment, he made 10,000 of his own Jobcentre workers redundant. When they put him in charge of crime, serious offences rose by 21 per cent.[…]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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