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Princeton's WordNet
dumbly, densely, obtuselyadverb
in a stupid manner
"he had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone"
dumblyadverb
in an inarticulate manner
"I nodded dumbly and he slit the envelope"
Wiktionary
dumblyadverb
in a dumb (meaning silent) manner; mutely or silently
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Dumblyadverb
Mutely; silently; without words.
Etymology: from dumb.
ChatGPT
dumbly
Dumbly is an adverb that means to perform an action in a manner that exhibits a lack of intelligence, understanding, or speech. It describes behavior which is silent, nonverbal, or showing no capacity for thought, often in a bewildered or confused way.
Webster Dictionary
Dumblyadverb
in silence; mutely
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dumbly in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dumbly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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