The addition of -ity to an adjective results in a shift of stress to the antepenultimate syllable; that is, words in -ity are stressed on the last syllable before the -ity, even in cases where this syllable is part of another suffix (as in words in -ability and -icity).
adjective, dumber, dumbest. 1. lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted. 2. lacking the power of speech (offensive when applied to humans): a dumb animal.
Dumb means that the person is dumb that they don't know anything gullible means that the person believes in everything naive means that the person thinks they know everything but they being ignorant. hellknight superbad Â· 7 years ago. Thumbs up. 0. Thumbs down. 0. Comment. Add a comment. Submit.