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noun Pathology.

an irregular form of intermittent malarial fever, lacking the usual chill.

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Origin of dumb ague

First recorded in 1780–90

Words nearby dumb ague

duma, Dumaguete, Dumas, Du Maurier, dumb, dumb ague, Dumbarton, Dumbarton Oaks, dumb-ass, dumb barter, dumbbell

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However, not all awful, astoundingly dumb political memes are created equal.
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“Which proves he is as dumb as a bag of hammers,” the official says.
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Does it matter whether Taylor Swift wants me to inflate my Internet notoriety by doing a dumb thing where I lip sync to her music?
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The way I film is based on the assumption that the audience is as smart and dumb as I am.
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I thought I was going to have to dumb it down for this folk-pop singer.
Herbie Hancock Holds Forth|David Yaffe|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The sound of my step shall make your heart jump; a look from me shall make you dumb for an hour.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Her female friend immediately said, "Well, I have been talking away to this dumb man."
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
Sometimes dumb-bells, compact sheaves of fine needles, and irregular rhizome forms are seen (Fig. 40).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
They ain't noways dumb to each other, I notice; an' we air dumb aourselves when we air ketched with furriners.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
To add to their troubles, fever and ague attacked most of the white men, and one of them (Ogilvie) died on the journey.
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British Dictionary definitions for dumb ague

dumb ague

noun

an irregular form of malarial fever (ague) lacking the typically symptomatic chill

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