# tumb

tumb is a German adjective meaning “simple-minded”. Forms: tumber, am tumbsten/am tumbesten.

## Forms

- Comparative: tumber
- Superlative: am tumbsten/am tumbesten

## In other languages

- Русский: ограниченный, глупый, наивный

## Meanings

1. _archaic · literary · rare_ simple-minded; naive; oafish
2. _archaic · derogatory_ naive; slow; stupid; dim
   - Gegen seinen tumben Diener wirkt der Held des Films geradezu gebildet.

## Examples

- Das beste Werkzeug ist ein Tand in eines tumben Toren Hand. — He's got all the gear and no idea.

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