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selectively mute

selectively mute adjective: unable to speak or communicate orally in certain social settings.

Adjective

selectively mute (not comparable)

  1. Unable to speak or communicate orally in certain social settings.

Origin of selectively mute

From selective mutism.

Questions about selectively mute

What does selectively mute mean?
Selectively mute means unable to speak or communicate orally in certain social settings.
What part of speech is selectively mute?
Selectively mute is an adjective.

Words near selectively mute in the dictionary

  1. selective schools
  2. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
  3. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
  4. selective yellow
  5. selectively
  6. selectively mute
  7. selectiveness
  8. selectivenesses
  9. selectivities
  10. selectivity
  11. selectly

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