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dumbly
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adverbial dumbly has 2 senses
- dumbly(r = adv.all) densely, obtusely - in a stupid manner; "he had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone"
- dumbly(r = adv.all) Array - in an inarticulate manner; "I nodded dumbly and he slit the envelope"
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