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numblyenUK
numb N0191200 (nŭm)adj. numb·er, numb·est 1. Deprived of the power to feel or move normally; benumbed: toes numb with cold; too numb with fear to cry out.2. Emotionally unresponsive; indifferent: numb to yet another appeal.tr. & intr.v. numbed, numb·ing, numbs To make or become numb.
[Middle English nome, variant of nomin, past participle of nimen, to seize, from Old English niman; see nem- in Indo-European roots.]
numb′ly adv.numb′ness n.Word History: Old English had a number of strong verbs (often loosely called "irregular" verbs) that did not survive into Modern English. One such was the verb niman, "to take," later replaced by take, a borrowing from Old Norse. The verb had a past tense nam and a past participle numen; if the verb had survived, it would likely have become nim, nam, num, like swim, swam, swum. Although we do not have the verb as such anymore, its past participle is alive and well, now spelled numb, literally "taken, seized," as by cold or grief. (The older spelling without the b is still seen in the compound numskull.) The verb also lives on indirectly in the word nimble, which used to mean "quick to take," and then later "light, quick on one's feet."Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | numbly - in a numb manner; without feeling; "I stared at him numbly"insensibly |
Translationsnumb (nam) adjective not able to feel or move. My arm has gone numb; She was numb with cold. 麻木的 麻木的 verb to make numb. The cold numbed her fingers. 使麻木, 使失去感覺 使麻木，使失去知觉 ˈnumbly adverb 麻木地 麻木地ˈnumbness noun 麻木, 無感覺 麻木，麻痹 IdiomsSeenumbnumblyenUK
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