Dumbly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdʌmli/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Dumbly is an adverb meaning In a silent way.
Meaning
In a silent way.
More Meanings
- (informal, derogatory) In an unsmart way.
Example Sentences
I handed it dumbly to my friend, who had the grace to giggle.
We both stared at it dumbly, wondering why she had done such a thing, when suddenly something remarkable began to happen.
On the flat behind the mill, dawn-rising Chinamen shogged with nimble bare feet under their yoke-linked watering-cans. These busy brethren, meeting sometimes on the same narrow track, would pause, ant-like, seemingly to dumbly regard one another and their burdens, then, still ant-like, pass silently to their work.
Synonyms for dumbly
Depending on context, synonyms include silently, densely, obtusely.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include obtusely, densely, mutely, silently, meekly, hushfully.
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