dumber; dumbest
Definition of dumb
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: lacking intelligence : stupid
pretended to be dumb
b
: showing a lack of intelligence
asking dumb questions a dumb look on his face
c
: requiring no intelligence
dumb luck
2a
: lacking the human power of speech
dumb animals
3
: temporarily unable to speak (as from shock or astonishment)
struck dumb with fear
4
: not expressed in uttered words
dumb grief
6
: lacking some usual attribute or accompaniment
especially
: having no means of self-propulsion
a dumb barge
7
: not having the capability to process data
a dumb terminal
— compare intelligent sense 3a
dumb
verb
dumbed; dumbing; dumbs
Definition of dumb (Entry 2 of 2)
: to make silent : deaden
would lie around, dumbed by the drugs— Norman Mailer
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The first known use of dumb was before the 12th century
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