dumb
Adjective
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Slow to learn or understand;
Lacking intellectual acuity (synset 300442596)"so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "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"; "worked with the slow students"similar to: stupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity -
Temporarily incapable of speaking (synset 300153897)
"struck dumb"; "speechless with shock"similar to: inarticulate, unarticulate - without or deprived of the use of speech or wordssame as: speechless
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Lacking the power of human speech (synset 300153272)
"dumb animals"similar to: inarticulate, unarticulate - without or deprived of the use of speech or words
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Unable to speak because of hereditary deafness (synset 300153123)
similar to: inarticulate, unarticulate - without or deprived of the use of speech or words
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