dumbly
/ˈdʌmli/adverb
dumbly is spelled D-U-M-B-L-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, dumbly means “In a silent way” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dumbly?
| Letters | 6: D-U-M-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dumbly?
Dumbly appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dumbly?
- /ˈdʌmli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-dumbly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dumbly
- more dumbly comparative
- most dumbly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dumbly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a silent way.
- 2
derogatoryinformalIn an unsmart way.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dumbly come from?
From dumb + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).