dumb as a doornail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Irrefutably or unquestionably dumb.

Pronunciation

En-au-dumb as a doornail.ogg

Word forms

dumb as a doornail

Etymology

From Middle English dom as a dore-nayle.

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