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'be dumb' is not an appropriate phrase to use in written English.
It is an informal phrase used to describe someone who is not intelligent, and it could be considered offensive. Instead, consider using phrases like "lack knowledge" or "lack understanding." For example: "The student showed an inability to grasp the material, which demonstrated a lack of knowledge."
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be dumb
adjective
Unable to speak; lacking power of speech.
Exact(52)
Be dumb.
That would be dumb.
But that would be dumb.
"That would just be dumb.
We're expected to be dumb.
"It could just be dumb tradition.
Similar(8)
This does not seem to be "dumb-sizing" per Wainer.
This is dumb.
He's dumb.
"We were dumb".
It was dumb, really.
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