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Dumb I Adjective Completely Unable Speak Young Deaf

word dumb
definition
adjective
Someone who is dumb is completely unable to speak.
...a young deaf and dumb man.
If someone is dumb on a particular occasion, they cannot speak because they are angry, shocked, or surprised .
We were all struck dumb for a minute.
I shook my head dumbly, not believing him.
If you call a person dumb, you mean that they are stupid or foolish.
I've met a lot of dumb people.
The questions were set up to make her look dumb.
If you say that something is dumb, you think that it is silly and annoying .
I came up with this dumb idea.
Something that is dumb is done or expressed without words.
An expression of dumb recognition wiggled across her features.
inflections dumberdumbestdumbsdumbingdumbeddumbly
cefr-level C1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1

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