dumb
adjective
lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted.
dumbness
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a word derived from
dumb.
Example Sentences
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But there’s a longer list of mundane purchases that has sparked a debate about their relative dumbness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Scripting the ferocious dumbness of the trademark voice-over copy was truly an art form.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2021
Complaining about its dumbness is like being mad at a book for having pages.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2020
Side effects include nausea, dizziness, numbness, dumbness, Dementias, deletions, leeches, letches, hexes, hoaxes, hocus-pocuses, And, if there is justice, spiritual, moral, federal, state, & local charges.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 2, 2019
But being reminded of the dumbness doesn’t make me feel very good.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
