1. in a way that shows little or no emotion or feeling; without the ability to think clearly
2. without physical sensation; in a way that lacks feeling in part of the body

Examples

• She stared numbly at the accident scene.
• He numbly signed the divorce papers.
• The patient moved numbly through the hospital corridors.
• After the anesthesia, she touched her face numbly.
• The survivors numbly answered the reporter’s questions.
• His fingers worked numbly in the cold weather.
• She numbly went through the motions of her daily routine.