| But he's a breezy batsman and a tidy keeper who seems to have the necessary gumption, rather than charmless gormlessness behind the stumps. |
| However, when Barry is confronted by Razour the Rat, innocent gormlessness might be a benefit and just work. |
| I try to combat my natural gormlessness by writing to-do lists and by obsessive-compulsive multiple-checking rituals. |
| Nevertheless he began to feel off colour and when, eventually, the venom reached his brain it had the effect of increasing, rather than alleviating, his gormlessness. |
| Laurie was particularly effective at capturing Bertie's distinctive blend of airy nonchalance and refined gormlessness. |
| That said, one can't help but be stunned into open-mouthed gormlessness by the sheer quality of their work today. |
