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dumb

/dʌm/ adjetivo B2

En español: tonto, mentecapto, adundado, sandio

  1. Unable to speak; lacking power of speech. (dated) · deaf, dumb, and blind· His younger brother was born dumb, and communicated with sign language.
  2. Having no input or voice in running things. (dated)
  3. Unaccompanied by words or speech, silent, wordless. (dated) · dumb show
  4. Not producing any sound, silent. (dated)
  5. Stupid. (informal) · You are so dumb! You don't even know how to make toast!
  6. Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value. (figuratively) · This is dumb! We're driving in circles! We should have asked for directions an hour ago!· Brendan had the dumb job of moving boxes from one conveyor belt to another.
  7. Lacking some functionality or property ordinarily characteristic of its kind.
  8. Not equipped with intelligent behavior or processing capabilities of its own.

Comparativo dumber · Superlativo dumbest

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Douglas’s dumb-bells,” said Ames.
The Valley of Fear, p. 46 · C1
“Dumb-bell—there’s only one.
The Valley of Fear, p. 46 · C1
“One dumb-bell—” Holmes said seriously; but his remarks were interrupted by a sharp knock at the door.
The Valley of Fear, p. 46 · C1
I don’t say that we have fathomed it—far from it—but when we have traced the missing dumb-bell—”
The Valley of Fear, p. 65 · C1

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