dumbly
adverb/ˈdʌmli/
/ˈdʌmli/
- without saying anything out loud
- ‘Are you all right?’ Laura nodded dumbly.
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- (informal, especially North American English) stupidly
- ‘This means what?’ Derek asked dumbly.
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