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DUMBLY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In an inarticulate manner
Example:
I nodded dumbly and he slit the envelope
Classified under:
Pertainym:
dumb (temporarily incapable of speaking)
Sense 2
Meaning:
In a stupid manner
Example:
he had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Pertainym:
dumb (slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity)
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