- superlative of dumb.
dumbest
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This was easily the dumbest head coaching call of McVay’s career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Rahmani said in his opinion, Davis would "go down as one of the world's dumbest criminals", who likely would have never have faced charges if he had stayed silent.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
“This is the dumbest, most ridiculous lawsuit I’ve ever seen,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
The dumbest phrase in military history is Adolf Hitler saying “Let’s attack Russia in the winter.”
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
“Gilly Hopkins. That is the dumbest idea . . .” Gilly spun around and jammed her nose down onto Agnes’s face, her mouth going sideways and narrow exactly like Humphrey Bogart’s on TV.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
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