pachydermatous

[ pak-i-dur-muh-tuhs ]

adjective

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

   a pachydermatous indifference to insults.

Other Words From

• pachy·derma·tous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of pachydermatous¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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