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Dumb
/dʌm/
Lacking the ability to speak or considered not intelligent.
Synonyms:
stupid
mute
unintelligent
Antonyms:
intelligent
smart
bright
Examples:
They can't make us
dumber
.
As for Clyde he was numb and
dumb
.
"Henry, don't play
dumb
with me.
Etymology:
From Middle English
dum
, from Old English
dumb
, from Proto-Germanic *dumbaz, meaning
unable to speak, mute
.
Usage Statistics:
23 mentions per 1 million words
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