dɛns dɪm

dʌl əbˈtjuːs əbˈt(j)us ˈsaɪlənt sləʊ sloʊ ˈspiːtʃ.lɪs unable to speak because of hereditary deafness lacking the power of human speech dumb animals temporarily incapable of speaking struck dumb speechless with shock slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity so dense he never understands anything I say to him 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