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dumb



adjective
1. slow to learn or understand;
lacking intellectual acuity (Freq. 9)
- so dense he never understands anything I say to him
- never met anyone quite so dim
- "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray
- dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
- he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
- worked with the slow students
Syn:
dense, dim, dull, obtuse, slow
Similar to:
stupid
Derivationally related forms:
slowness (for: slow), obtuseness (for: obtuse), dumbness, dullness (for: dull), denseness (for: dense)
2. temporarily incapable of speaking
- struck dumb
- speechless with shock
Syn:
speechless
Similar to:
inarticulate, unarticulate
Derivationally related forms:
speechlessness (for: speechless)
3. lacking the power of human speech
- dumb animals
Similar to:
inarticulate, unarticulate
4. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Syn:
mute, silent
Similar to:
inarticulate, unarticulate
Derivationally related forms:
mute (for: mute), muteness (for: mute)

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