Gormless and Soft

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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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Soft and gormless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Soft" instead an adjective "Gormless".

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

Usage example: sometimes I wonder if you've gone soft in the head

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Gormless and soft are semantically related. (British) Sometimes you can use "Gormless" instead an adjective "Soft".

Nearby Words: soften, softness, softly, softening, softie

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