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Definition of Dumbly

1. Adverb. In a stupid manner. "He had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone"

2. Adverb. In an inarticulate manner. "I nodded dumbly and he slit the envelope"

Definition of Dumbly

1. adv. In silence; mutely.

Definition of Dumbly

1. Adverb. in a dumb (meaning silent) manner; mutely or silently ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dumbly

1. dumb [adv] - See also: dumb

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dumbly

dumbhead dumbheads dumbing dumbing down dumbish dumble dumble-dor dumble-dors dumbledor dumbledore

dumbledores dumbledors dumbles dumbly (current term) dumbness dumbnesses dumbnut dumbnuts dumbo dumbos

dumbphone dumbphones dumbs dumbs down dumbshow dumbsize

Literary usage of Dumbly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Evening in My Library Among the English Poets by Stephen Coleridge (1916)
"Into her rest,— Cross her hands humbly, As if praying dumbly, Over her breast! Owning her weakness, Her evil behaviour, And leaving, with meekness, ..."

2. The Soul's Rubáiyát by Amelia Woodward Truesdell (1910)
"Men pointed to the loads Upon their backs and dumbly plodded on. These body needs—accursed Eden goads! X Within the dark I heard a voice one night, ..."

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