dumb, adj.
freq. cnt. 9
freq. cnt. 9
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
dense dim dull dumb obtuse slow
sample sentences
"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 make some really dumb decisions"
"he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"
"worked with the slow students"
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unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
<adj.all>
dumb mute silent
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lacking the power of human speech
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dumb
temporarily incapable of speaking
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dumb speechless
sample sentences
"struck dumb""speechless with shock"
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