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dumbly
Dumbly (adv) means Without speaking; silently.
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1
Without speaking; silently.
"I handed it dumbly to my friend, who had the grace to giggle."
— George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist (1946)
"We both stared at it dumbly, wondering why she had done such a thing, when suddenly something remarkable began to happen."
— Michael Talbot, The Holographic Universe (1991)
2
In a way that is not clever or sensible.
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What is the meaning of dumbly?
"dumbly" (adv) means without speaking; silently.
What is another word for dumbly?
Other words for "dumbly" include densely, obtusely.
What is the opposite of dumbly?
The opposite of "dumbly" is intelligently.
What are the different meanings of dumbly?
"dumbly" has 2 main meanings: 1. Without speaking; silently; 2. In a way that is not clever or sensible.
