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hebetudinous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• hĕb'ĭ-to͞odʹn-əs

Etymology

From Latin hebetūdin- + -ous, from oblique stem of Latin hebetūdō, from hebes + -tūdō, from hebeō. By surface analysis, hebetude + -ous.

Meanings

1. Displaying mental lethargy or dullness.
   • Exclusive dedication to necessitous chores without interludes of hedonistic diversion renders Jack a hebetudinous fellow.
   • comebacks concocted, not said out loud, / would have been incomprehensible to the hebetudinous. 2010 April 6, MC Frontalot, “A Little Bit Broad”, in Zero Day, track 9:
   • His hebetudinous lack of curiosity enraged the instructor.

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