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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dumbly, densely, obtuselyadverb

    in a stupid manner

    "he had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone"

  2. dumblyadverb

    in an inarticulate manner

    "I nodded dumbly and he slit the envelope"

Wiktionary

  1. dumblyadverb

    in a dumb (meaning silent) manner; mutely or silently

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Dumblyadverb

    Mutely; silently; without words.

    Etymology: from dumb.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Dumblyadverb

    in silence; mutely

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dumbly in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dumbly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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