Dumb
Dumb adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Usage example: don't call him dumb just because he makes the occasional mistake like the rest of us
Smart
Smart adjective - Having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment.
Usage example: a smart investment that has really paid off
Both words in one sentence
- Since (s)he has such a warped view of reality the smart/dumb scale doesn't really apply to him/her.
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I Just Want to Have Friends: Once Charlie realizes that he can't emotionally connect with anyone, either while dumb or smart, he has a breakdown.
- Something to do with your blackness, because no matter how smart or dumb a white child is, he is born to that world.
Source: Film / Cry Freedom
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