hebetudinous
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hebetude + -in- + -ous.
Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: hĕb'ĭ-to͞odʹn-əs
Adjective
[edit]hebetudinous (comparative more hebetudinous, superlative most hebetudinous)
- Displaying mental lethargy or dullness.
- His hebetudinous lack of curiosity enraged the instructor.
- Exclusive dedication to necessitous chores without interludes of hedonistic diversion renders Jack a hebetudinous fellow.
- 2010 April 6, MC Frontalot (lyrics and music), “A Little Bit Broad”, in Zero Day[1], track 9:
- comebacks concocted, not said out loud, / would have been incomprehensible to the hebetudinous.