adjective
- superlative form of numb; most lacking in physical sensation or feeling
- superlative form of numb; most emotionally unresponsive or detached
Examples
- After hours in the cold, his fingers were the numbest they had ever been.
- The patient’s left arm was the numbest after the surgery.
- She felt numbest during the most difficult period of her grief.
- His numbest response came when he heard the devastating news.
- The numbest part of his foot took weeks to regain sensation.
- Even in her numbest state, she managed to function at work.