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pachydermatous

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pach·y·der·ma·tous  (pk-dûrm-ts)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a pachyderm.
2. Thick-skinned; insensitive.
[New Latin Pachydermata, obsolete order name; see pachyderm + -ous.]
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Adj.1.pachydermatous - of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms
pachydermal, pachydermic, pachydermous
2.pachydermatous - emotionally hardened; "a callous indifference to suffering"; "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion"
callous, indurate
insensitive - deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive; "insensitive to the needs of the patients"


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