dumbly
1
7.5
- adverb
- /ˈdʌmbli/
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- "Runs in Light eased down on a rock to stare dumbly at the bloody snow, the feel of the cow's pain still deep in his breast.
- stare dumbly
I know that sounds like dumbly axiomatic, but bear with me here.
- I know that sounds like dumbly axiomatic, but bear with me here.
Examples
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The other 90%, distracted by the bread and circuses of cheap fast food and on-demand games and video, descend dumbly into poverty.
Blog text (2) -
Tom stares dumbly at the gun.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Well," I said, grinning dumbly.
Fiction book (1992) -
A bunch of cows and steers were scattered about, eating grass and looking dumbly into the air.
Fiction book (1991) -
There was no accounting for them; they'd simply arrived, dumbly, brutishly, like strange orphan children towards whom she felt no family feeling but for whom she understood herself somehow responsible.
Fiction book (1995) -
Those thoughts were laced through with a cord of helpless sorrow for the horses she had been unable to save or keep, a sorrow brought on by a deep and tenuous connection with beasts who trusted so dumbly.
Fiction book (1997) -
He stared dumbly at the television, not understanding the show at all.
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During the lecture, she dumbly nodded along, too confused to ask questions.
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The dog looked at its owner dumbly, not realizing it was time for a walk.
Synonyms
28
2.8
In a way that shows poor judgment
24
3.0
In a way that shows bad judgment or not being smart
15
8.1
In a cheerful, careless way that shows little concern
13
4.4
In a way that shows little experience and too much trust
5
4.1
In a way that shows poor judgment
4
5.1
In a way that shows you do not know or understand something
3
6.3
In a very foolish way that shows bad judgment
3
4.9
Without thinking carefully or caring about others
3
5.8
In a way that shows no careful attention
1
6.5
Without thinking about other people's feelings
1
7.3
In a silly way that has no real purpose
1
8.0
In a slow way that does not show understanding or care
1
9.2
In a silly way that shows little understanding
1
7.6
In a very foolish way that shows little sense
1
7.0
Acting without thinking
1
8.4
Acts without thought or understanding
In a way that shows poor thinking or little care
In a careless way without thinking
In a foolish way without much thought
In a way that shows little thought or understanding
In a foolish way to make people laugh
Antonyms
How Stupid
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dumbly comes from the old word dumb, which meant 'silent' or 'unable to speak'. Later dumb also came to be used as 'stupid'—perhaps because being speechless looked like not understanding—so to do something dumbly can mean to do it in a 'stupid' or unthinking way.