dumb vs not worth a Continental

dumb

adj
  • Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value. 

  • Lacking brightness or clearness, as a colour. 

  • Extremely stupid. 

verb
  • To make stupid. 

  • To represent as stupid. 

  • To reduce the intellectual demands of. 

not worth a Continental

adj
  • worthless, lacking in value, especially due to economic inflation. 

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