hebetudinous

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adjective

Displaying mental lethargy or dullness.

“His hebetudinous lack of curiosity enraged the instructor.”

OriginLatin hebetūdin- →
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Meanings

adjectivehebetudinous (comparative more hebetudinous, superlative most hebetudinous)

comparative more hebetudinous · superlative most hebetudinous

  1. Displaying mental lethargy or dullness.

    His hebetudinous lack of curiosity enraged the instructor.

    2 more examples

    Exclusive dedication to necessitous chores without interludes of hedonistic diversion renders Jack a hebetudinous fellow.

    comebacks concocted, not said out loud, / would have been incomprehensible to the hebetudinous.

    2010 April 6, MC Frontalot, “A Little Bit Broad”, in Zero Day, track 9

Origin

  1. Latinhebetūdō
  2. Latinhebetūdin-
  3. Englishhebetudinous

From Latin hebetūdin- + -ous, from oblique stem of Latin hebetūdō, from hebes + -tūdō, from hebeō. By surface analysis, hebetude + -ous.

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APA

hebetudinous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hebetudinous

MLA

“hebetudinous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hebetudinous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hebetudinous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hebetudinous.

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