1. in a stupid, vacant, or foolish manner; without intelligence or awareness
Usage: informal; chiefly British

Examples

• He stared gormlessly at the television screen for hours.
• She gormlessly agreed to the unfavorable contract without reading it.
• The student gormlessly copied answers from his neighbor during the exam.
• He wandered gormlessly through the museum, not paying attention to any of the exhibits.
• She smiled gormlessly, clearly not understanding the joke.
• The actor delivered his lines gormlessly, as if he had no idea what he was saying.