Definitions for pachydermatousˌpæk ɪˈdɜr mə təs

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

pach•y•der•ma•tousˌpæk ɪˈdɜr mə təs(adj.)

  1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of pachyderms.

    Category: Mammals

  2. thick-skinned; insensitive:

    a pachydermatous indifference to insults.

Origin of pachydermatous:

1815–25; < NL Pachydermat(a) (see pachyderm ) + -ous

pach`y•der′ma•tous•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. pachydermatous, pachydermal, pachydermic, pachydermous(adj)

    of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms

  2. callous, indurate, pachydermatous(adj)

    emotionally hardened

    "a callous indifference to suffering"; "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion"

Wiktionary

  1. pachydermatous(Adjective)

    of or relating to the pachyderms

  2. pachydermatous(Adjective)

    thick-skinned, insensitive

  3. Origin: pachy- + -dermatous

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pachydermatous(adj)

    of or pertaining to the pachyderms

  2. Pachydermatous(adj)

    thick-skinned; not sensitive to ridicule


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