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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 51Թs From

  • 貹y·m·ٴdzܲ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pachydermatous1

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

In some shows, he impaled a watermelon rind — he dubbed it the “thick pachydermatous outer melon layer” — with a card thrown at speeds approaching 90 miles per hour.

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This practice, which he shares in common with all the pachydermatous animals, is undoubtedly the teaching of instinct, and for the purpose of cooling himself and keeping off flies.

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John Bull is not as pachydermatous as once he was, and a chance word of Brother Jonathan's penetrates and rankles.

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It were easier to change the burglar of the slums, the brigand of the hills, than to change this self-complacent and pachydermatous householder who represents nine-tenths of the ruling classes.

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However, Nomfunda was an expert and daring honey-hunter, and was extremely pachydermatous; he hardly ever came to this spot without plundering a nest and feeding on honey to repletion.

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