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dumb
01
lacking intelligence or the ability to think clearly
Dialect
American
American
Informal
Examples
Her dumb decision to skip class resulted in failing grades and academic probation.
02
unable to speak
Offensive
Old use
Examples
He was born deaf and dumb, communicating through sign language.
03
momentarily silent by choice or circumstance
Examples
She stood dumb for several seconds before answering the unexpected accusation.
04
showing or producing a state of speechless astonishment, disbelief, or stunned silence as an expressive quality
Examples
The photograph left viewers dumb with wonder at the landscape's surreal colors.
dumb
01
(New York) used for emphasis to mean really or very
Slang
Examples
The food was dumb good, man, I'd totally go back.
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dumbly
dumbness
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