Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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dumb | No | Yes | No | No |
stupid | Yes | Yes | No | No |
dumb (noun) | stupid (noun) |
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a person who is not very bright |
dumb (adjective) | stupid (adjective) |
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slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity | lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity |
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness | lacking intelligence |
temporarily incapable of speaking | in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock |
lacking the power of human speech |