gormy

Meaning

Awkward, clumsy, klutzy, ungainly.

Synonyms

butterfingered

cumbersome

ham-handed

ungainly

unhandy

shambly

doplic

symphoric

unheppen

Translations

أخرق

klobig

slungelachtig

paishon

atrapalhado

desmañado

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɔːmi/

Etymology

Either:
* from gorm (“fool; one who is undiscerning”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’); or
* a variant of gaumy (“awkward”), from gaum (“to stare idly or vacantly; to gape, gaze; to be awkward or stupid; a lout; a gaping, idle fellow”) + -y.