- numb⇄adj. having lost the power of feeling or moving.
Ex. My fingers are numb with cold.
(SYN) deadened, insensible, benumbed. - numb⇄adv. numbly.
- numb⇄noun numbness.
- numb⇄numb, adjective, verb.
- numb⇄v.t. 1. to make numb.
Ex. arms and ankles, ... numbed and stiff with ... binding (Daniel Defoe).
2. (Figurative.) to dull the feelings of.
Ex. The old lady was numbed with grief when her bird died.