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dumb ( P ) Pronunciation Key (dm)
adj. dumb·er, dumb·est
Lacking the power of speech. Used of animals and inanimate objects.
Often Offensive. Incapable of using speech; mute. Used of humans. See Usage Note at mute.
Temporarily speechless, as with shock or fear: I was dumb with disbelief.
Unwilling to speak; taciturn.
Not expressed or articulated in sounds or words: dumb resentment.
Nautical. Not self-propelling.
Unintentional; haphazard: dumb luck. Conspicuously unintelligent; stupid: dumb officials; a dumb decision.
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