dumb

Definition

  • adj. lacking the power of human speech
  • adj. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

Word forms

Comparative
dumber
Superlative
dumbest

Example sentences

  1. a.

    The room was so quiet that it felt dumb, as if no one was allowed to speak.

  2. [医]

    The patient was diagnosed as dumb after losing his ability to speak.