"dumbly" in the adverb sense
1. dumbly, densely, obtusely
in a stupid manner
"he had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone"
2. dumbly
in an inarticulate manner
"I nodded dumbly and he slit the envelope"
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