The word "number" as an adjective

[Zishuli]

I have just done the TOEIC verbal word list#W96, there was such a question:

7.

adj. anesthetized; lacking sensitivity (to pain); in shock; senseless

Correct word: (b) number

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I looked up the dictionary and couldn't get such definition of the word" number". Actually, I don't think I have ever seen this word being used as an adjective.

Could anybody help me ?

[Jamie (K)]

This doesn't make any sense to me. Are you sure there's not a mistake somewhere? What were the other choices?

[Zishuli]

The whole question and choices given are as below:

adj. anesthetized; lacking sensitivity (to pain); in shock; senseless

(a) rank
(b) number
(c) artificial
(d) modest

[Jamie (K)]

The word should not be "number". It should be "numb".

[Zishuli]

^_^ haha, what a funny mistake.
Thanks for your help, Jamie.

[Gregory7]

Hi everybody.
Some tests are broken .May is here a list of these tests - please links - I ask you because this forum is so big, it's hard to search

[Torsten]

What do you mean by 'some tests are broken'?

TOEIC listening, talks: A mail voice message asks for confirmation of the receipt of a fax

[Gregory7]

Hi Boss .Don't worry Mr Torsten ( your portal is the best and I'm great fan of this ),but I would like to ask you only out of curiosity ,because my English isn't good and I would like to make sure that is really the right answer.
I'm sure that test toeic W 96 question 7 has incorrect all answers, because the correct answer is "numb.I have doubt also to several other tests ,but I'm not specialist and my opinion isn't desirable ,therefore I'm very interested about tests where it can be a load error.Thank you very much.Greetings from Sieradz.

[Beeesneees]

As Jamie said in answer #4, the answer to that test should be 'numb', not 'number'.
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[Gregory7]

TY Mr Beees.
I'm sorry Mr Torsten .Maybe it is my blunder .
Sometimes I find it difficult to understand sentences out of the text because one word has so much meanings ,and this is really very difficult for me.I'm not sure that use the term "broken" is correct in this sentence,I'm thinking about meaning " uncertain" , "controversial".