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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

dumb as a doornail en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English dom as a dore-nayle.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, qualifier:simile) Irrefutably or unquestionably dumb.

Relateds

dead as a doornail

Translations (4)

ru тупо́й как ва́ленок (unquestionably dumb (stupid)) · fi tyhmä kuin saapas (unquestionably dumb (stupid)) · es más tonto que Abundio (unquestionably dumb (stupid)) · fr con comme un balai (unquestionably dumb (stupid))