"dumbly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈdʌmli/ Forms: more dumbly [comparative], most dumbly [superlative]
Etymology: From dumb + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dumb|ly}} dumb + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} dumbly (comparative more dumbly, superlative most dumbly)
  1. In a silent way.
    Sense id: en-dumbly-en-adv-Ppqz4~Q6
  2. (derogatory, informal) In an unsmart way. Tags: derogatory, informal
    Sense id: en-dumbly-en-adv-64TIu~mi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 0 100

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          "text": "On the flat behind the mill, dawn-rising Chinamen shogged with nimble bare feet under their yoke-linked watering-cans. These busy brethren, meeting sometimes on the same narrow track, would pause, ant-like, seemingly to dumbly regard one another and their burdens, then, still ant-like, pass silently to their work.",
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