Brainless and Gormless

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Brainless adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.

Usage example: a teacher who affirms that there are no brainless students, only lazy ones

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Gormless and brainless are semantically related. (British) In some cases you can use "Gormless" instead an adjective "Brainless".

Nearby Words: brain, brainy

Gormless adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.

Usage example: a comedy show that invariably portrays the British aristocracy as a bunch of gormless twits

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Brainless and gormless are semantically related. You can use "Brainless" instead an adjective "Gormless".

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