Gormless and Trained

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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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Trained is an antonym for gormless.

Trained adjective - Shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form.

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Gormless is an antonym for trained.

Nearby Words: train, training, trainee, trainer

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