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dumbly - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'dumbly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dumbly [ adv.]
- In silence; mutely.

Meaning of 'dumbly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dumbly [ r]
Meaning (1):
- in a stupid manner
Example in sentence:
  • he had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone;
  • he had stupidly bought a one way ticket
Meaning (2):
- in an inarticulate manner
Example in sentence:
  • he talked inarticulately about the accident that had just taken his wife's life;
  • I nodded dumbly and he slit the envelope

Nearby Words:

dumal dumb dumb-bell dumb-waiter dumbledor dumbness dumetose dumfound dumfounded dumfounder

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