"dumbly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈdʌmli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-dumbly.wav [US] Forms: more dumbly [comparative], most dumbly [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌmli Etymology: Etymology tree English dumb Middle English -ly English -ly English dumbly From dumb + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|dumb|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English dumb Middle English -ly English -ly English dumbly [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dumbly", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="dumbly"> From dumb + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} dumbly (comparative more dumbly, superlative most dumbly)
  1. In a silent way. Synonyms: silently
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  2. (informal, derogatory) In an unsmart way. Tags: derogatory, informal
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