Dictionary Check: dumb

"dumb" is a valid word!

Scrabble 9 points
Words with Friends 12 points

Definition

adjective

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

Example: "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"
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adjective

temporarily incapable of speaking

Example: "struck dumb"
Synonyms:
adjective

lacking the power of human speech

Example: "dumb animals"
adjective

unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

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