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dumb
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
1 dumb
Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity:
— Dumb officials make some really dumb decisions.
synoniemen: dense, dim, dull, obtuse, slow.
Pools: tępogłowy, tępy
2 dumb
Temporarily incapable of speaking:
— Struck dumb.
synoniem: speechless.
Pools: niemy, oniemiały
3 dumb
Lacking the power of human speech.
4 dumb
Unable to speak because of hereditary deafness.
synoniemen: mute, silent.
Roget 581:
aphonous†,
dumb,
mute;
deafmute,
deaf and dumb;
mum;
tongue-tied;
breathless,
tongueless,
voiceless,
speechless,
wordless;
mute as a fish,
mute as a stockfish†,
mute as a mackerel;
silent
etc.
(taciturn)
585;
muzzled;
inarticulate,
inaudible.
croaking,
raucous,
hoarse,
husky,
dry,
hollow,
sepulchral,
hoarse as a raven;
rough.
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Roget 585:
silent,
mute,
mum;
silent as a post,
silent as a stone,
silent as the grave
etc.
(still)
403;
dumb
etc.
581;
unconversable†.
taciturn,
sparing of words;
closetongued;
costive†,
inconversable†,
curt;
reserved;
reticent
etc.
(concealing)
528.
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Pools: niemy, bezmowny
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