dumb
/dʌm/ adjective B2- Unable to speak; lacking power of speech. · deaf, dumb, and blind· His younger brother was born dumb, and communicated with sign language.
- Having no input or voice in running things.
- Unaccompanied by words or speech, silent, wordless. · dumb show
- Not producing any sound, silent.
- Stupid. · You are so dumb! You don't even know how to make toast!
- Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value. · 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.
- Lacking some functionality or property ordinarily characteristic of its kind.
- Not equipped with intelligent behavior or processing capabilities of its own.
Comparative dumber · Superlative dumbest
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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## V THE DUMB SOLDIER
I shall find my soldier dumb.
She was actually stricken dumb for five seconds.
Its beauty seemed to strike the child dumb.
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