Etymology

dedolent

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Today it means: Feeling no compunction; apathetic. Full definition →

Latin dedolens
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  1. Latin · derived fromdedolens
  2. English todaydedolent

From Latin dedolens, present participle of dedolere (“to give over grieving”); de- + dolere (“to grieve”).

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