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slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ; ; - Thackeray
so dense he never understands anything I say to him
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slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ; ; - Thackeray
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temporarily incapable of speaking
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lacking the power of human speech
never met anyone quite so dim
although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick
dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
worked with the slow students
struck dumb
speechless with shock
dumb animals
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