obtundity
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ob·tund
(ŏb-tŭnd′)tr.v. ob·tund·ed, ob·tund·ing, ob·tunds
To make less intense; dull or deaden.
[Middle English obtunden, from Latin obtundere : ob-, against; see ob- + tundere, to beat.]
ob·tund′ent adj.
ob·tun′di·ty n.
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obtundity
(ɒbˈtʌndɪtɪ)n
the state of having the senses numbed or less sharp
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