speechless: Meaning and Definition of
speech•less
Pronunciation: (spēch'lis), [key] — adj.
- temporarily deprived of speech by strong emotion, physical weakness, exhaustion, etc.: speechless with alarm.
- characterized by absence or loss of speech: speechless joy.
- lacking the faculty of speech; dumb.
- not expressed in speech or words: speechless compliments.
- refraining from speech.
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