pachydermatous

[ pak-i-dur-muh-tuhs ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.

  2. thick-skinned; insensitive: a pachydermatous indifference to insults.

Origin of pachydermatous

1
1815–25; <New Latin Pachydermat(a) (see pachyderm) + -ous

Other words from pachydermatous

  • pach·y·der·ma·tous·ly, adverb

Words Nearby pachydermatous

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How to use pachydermatous in a sentence

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

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

    The Lieutenant-Governor | Guy Wetmore Carryl
  • The plains of Siberia, stretching away towards the Arctic Ocean, sheltered countless hosts of huge pachydermatous quadrupeds.

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

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

    Short Sixes | H. C. Bunner