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dumb

/dəm/

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adjective
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
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mute silent inarticulate unarticulate
adjective
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
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"dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"

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dense dim dull obtuse slow stupid
adjective
temporarily incapable of speaking
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"struck dumb"

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speechless inarticulate unarticulate
adjective
lacking the power of human speech
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"dumb animals"

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unarticulate inarticulate

Examples of dumb

"dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"
"struck dumb"
"dumb animals"