Langtolang Multilingual Dictionary

ADJECTIVE 4

1. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

   • “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"- Thackeray”
   • “dumb officials make some really dumb decisions”
   • “he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse”
   • “worked with the slow students”
   Synonymsdensedimdullobtuseslow

2. temporarily incapable of speaking

   • “struck dumb”
   • “speechless with shock”
   Synonymsspeechless

3. lacking the power of human speech

   • “dumb animals”

4. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

   Synonymsmutesilent