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dumb
adjective
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
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adjective
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
adjective
lacking the power of human speech
“dumb animals”
adjective
temporarily incapable of speaking
“struck dumb”
adjective
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
“so dense he never understands anything I say to him”
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dumb animals
struck dumb
speechless with shock
so dense he never understands anything I say to him
never met anyone quite so dim
{'source': 'Thackeray', 'text': 'although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick'}
dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
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