gormlessly
In stupid fashion
In a gormless manner—stupidly, cluelessly, without apparent awareness of what's happening.
Someone staring gormlessly has a vacant, uncomprehending look: He stood gormlessly in the doorway while everyone rushed past.
Primarily British usage.
Without conscious awareness
- cluelesslyWithout any awareness
- ignorantlyWithout knowledge or awareness
- unknowinglyWithout being aware
- unwittinglyWithout awareness or intention
naively · innocently · unsuspectingly · uncomprehendingly · blindly · heedlessly · unawares · simple
Without any expression
- vacantlyWith absent expression
- dazedlyIn bewildered manner
- emptilyIn hollow manner
- vacuousEmpty of content
glazed · unfocused · expressionless · slack-jawed · dopey · dim · dull · witless
In an uncoordinated manner
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- oafishlyIn a stupid, clumsy manner
- lumberinglyIn an ungainly way
- stifflyIn inflexible manner
gracelessly · inelegantly · woodenly · gauchely · bumblingly · fumblingly · ineptly · ham-fistedly
obliviously
Without conscious awareness
- cluelesslyWithout any awareness
- ignorantlyWithout knowledge or awareness
- unknowinglyWithout being aware
unwittingly · naively · innocently · unsuspectingly · uncomprehendingly · blindly · heedlessly · unawares · simple · dense
blankly
Without any expression
vacuous · glazed · unfocused · expressionless · slack-jawed · dopey · dim · dull · witless · mindlessly
clumsily
In an uncoordinated manner
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- oafishlyIn a stupid, clumsy manner
- lumberinglyIn an ungainly way
stiffly · gracelessly · inelegantly · woodenly · gauchely · bumblingly · fumblingly · ineptly · ham-fistedly · maladroitly
gormlesslyshrewdly
With keen discernment
astutely · cleverly · intelligently · keenly · sharply
gormlesslypurposefully
With conscious intention
deliberately · intentionally · decisively · resolutely · determinedly
gormlesslycompetently
With adequate skill
purposefully · adeptly · capably · skillfully · deftly