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pachydermatous

[ pak-i-dur-muh-tuhs ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
  2. thick-skinned; insensitive:

    a pachydermatous indifference to insults.



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Other Words From

  • pachy·derma·tous·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pachydermatous1

1815–25; < New Latin Pachydermat ( a ) ( pachyderm ) + -ous

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Example Sentences

The impressionable peasant leads a larger, fuller, more dramatic life than the pachydermatous king.

But the pachydermatous inertia of the citizens of Alleghenia had yet its vulnerable spot, where the weapon might enter.

The plains of Siberia, stretching away towards the Arctic Ocean, sheltered countless hosts of huge pachydermatous quadrupeds.

The predominating forms are still pachydermatous, and the tapir type continues to be conspicuous.

Unless he could get away from his pachydermatous familiar, Pettengill must care for his cases that morning.

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