deafest
- superlative of deaf.
Example Sentences
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But even the deafest and most stay-at-home began to hear queer tales; and those whose business took them to the borders saw strange things.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
To a piteous plea to remain and enjoy the old man's wealth, he turned the deafest of ears.
From Trifles for the Christmas Holidays by Armstrong, H. S.
The power of the Bible is that the deafest souls can therein hear—GOD.
From The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible by Newton, R. Heber
The jackal is a social kind of dog, and a pack of hungry or excited jackals can howl in notes fit to pierce the ears of the deafest.
From Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. by White, Adam
I will engage to let the tyrant hear on the deafest side of his head, and will limp into his presence with most unfeigned sincerity.”
From The Pirate City An Algerine Tale by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
