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[ adjective ] slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
Examples "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" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)Every man who dabbles_in the market to make a_little easy_money on_the_side and suffers losses could at the time hardly face his wife who was wondering how her husband could be so dumb . (Francis Pollini, Night....)I was the first to get my squad on_the_ball , and anybody thinkin it was easy is pretty damn dumb . All those dumb 8 - Balls croaked . You can do anything with these dumb fucks if you know how . See , he 's already snapping it up , the dumb jerk * * h Coughlin grinned , feeling supremely on_top_of things * * h He watched the snow once_again . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] unable to speak temporarily
Synonyms Examples "struck dumb" "speechless with shock" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
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