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"form": "dumb",
"tags": [
"positive"
]
},
{
"form": "dumber",
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"comparative"
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},
{
"form": "dumbest",
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"superlative"
]
}
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],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "They went to a school for the deaf and dumb."
},
{
"text": "Dogs are just dumb animals."
}
],
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"Not able to speak. If someone is dumb they can not say anything."
],
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"offensive when describing a person"
],
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"word": "mute"
}
]
},
{
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{
"word": "intelligent"
},
{
"word": "smart"
},
{
"word": "clever"
},
{
"word": "wise"
}
],
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
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{
"text": "That is a really dumb idea."
},
{
"text": "How could I be so dumb? I know better than that!"
},
{
"text": "I'm not dumb enough to believe that."
},
{
"text": "It is not nice to call someone dumb."
}
],
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"Another word for stupid. If you are dumb you are not intelligent."
],
"id": "simple-dumb-en-adj--0eL~SfL",
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"informal"
],
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{
"word": "stupid"
},
{
"word": "idiotic"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Temporarily unable or unwilling to speak."
],
"id": "simple-dumb-en-adj-Gb1uMsJs"
}
],
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"ipa": "/dʌm/"
},
{
"audio": "en-ca-dumb.oga",
"tags": [
"Canada"
]
}
],
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}
{
"forms": [
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"form": "dumb",
"tags": [
"positive"
]
},
{
"form": "dumber",
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},
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"form": "dumbest",
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{
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"text": "They went to a school for the deaf and dumb."
},
{
"text": "Dogs are just dumb animals."
}
],
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],
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"offensive when describing a person"
],
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"word": "mute"
}
]
},
{
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"word": "intelligent"
},
{
"word": "smart"
},
{
"word": "clever"
},
{
"word": "wise"
}
],
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],
"examples": [
{
"text": "That is a really dumb idea."
},
{
"text": "How could I be so dumb? I know better than that!"
},
{
"text": "I'm not dumb enough to believe that."
},
{
"text": "It is not nice to call someone dumb."
}
],
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],
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"informal"
],
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"word": "stupid"
},
{
"word": "idiotic"
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},
{
"audio": "en-ca-dumb.oga",
"tags": [
"Canada"
]
}
],
"word": "dumb"
}
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