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dumb
[ duhm ]
adjective
- lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted.
- lacking the power of speech (offensive when applied to humans):
a dumb animal.
- temporarily unable to speak:
dumb with astonishment.
- refraining from any or much speech; silent.
- made, done, etc., without speech.
- lacking some usual property, characteristic, etc.
- performed in pantomime; mimed.
- Computers. pertaining to the inability to do processing locally: Compare intelligent ( def 4 ).
A dumb terminal can input, output, and display data, but cannot process it.
- Nautical.
- (of a barge) without means of propulsion.
- (of any craft) without means of propulsion, steering, or signaling.
verb phrase
- Informal. to make or become less intellectual, simpler, or less sophisticated:
to dumb down a textbook; American movies have dumbed down.
dumb
/ »åÊŒ³¾ /
adjective
- lacking the power to speak, either because of defects in the vocal organs or because of hereditary deafness
- lacking the power of human speech
dumb animals
- temporarily lacking or bereft of the power to speak
struck dumb
- refraining from speech; uncommunicative
- producing no sound; silent
a dumb piano
- made, done, or performed without speech
- informal.
- slow to understand; dim-witted
- foolish; stupid See also dumb down
- (of a projectile or bomb) not guided to its target
Sensitive Note
Derived Forms
- ˈ»å³Ü³¾²ú²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
- ˈ»å³Ü³¾²ú±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å³Ü³¾²ú·±ô²â adverb
- »å³Ü³¾²ú·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ±ç³Ü²¹Â·²õ¾±-»å³Ü³¾²ú adjective
- qua·si-»å³Ü³¾²ú·±ô²â adverb
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of dumb1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of dumb1
Example Sentences
Musk - who is also a member of the Trump administration - also said Navarro was "dumber than a sack of bricks" in posts on his social media platform X.
Instead of becoming a man, Lochlan almost dies as a dumb boy who didn’t think to wash a blender before using it.
Before Brook's debut he was described as "dumb" by Stokes, something for which the all-rounder later apologised.
The movement also advocated the use of "dumb phones" – devices which do not have access to the internet, social media or other smartphone functions.
It’s the kind of dumb jingle that gets stuck in your head for a week.
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