| Laurie was particularly effective at capturing Bertie's distinctive blend of airy nonchalance and refined gormlessness. |
| Uneducated Of course, you will find gormlessness and greed in all stations of life. |
| Whatever the reason, the effect was one of utter gormlessness. |
| But he graduates from hunched-over, gangling gormlessness to experimental swagger with an amusing and touching finesse. |
| 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. |
| However, when Barry is confronted by Razour the Rat, innocent gormlessness might be a benefit and just work. |
