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Superlative for not physically having the power of speech
“Here was a mute boy who could express himself perfectly with sign language and the most graceful gestures.”
Superlative for refraining from speech or temporarily speechless
“Police officers remained mute spectators as pedestrians, bikers, car drivers, autodrivers and other road users waited out the jams under a bright January sun.”
Superlative for not expressed in speech
“I threw her a mute look of appeal.”
Superlative for characterized by a lack or absence of sound
“She warily eyes dozens of tiny, mute silhouettes outlined against the windowpanes.”
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