Meanings
comparative more pachydermatous · superlative most pachydermatous · alternative pachydermous
- Of or relating to the pachyderms.
Synonyms: pachydermic
- Like an elephant.
The sanda comes up tail foremost, and blocks the orifice with his pachydermatous appendage.
1913, Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society, page 122Synonyms: elephantine
- humorousliteraryThick-skinned; insensitive.
The impressionable peasant leads a larger, fuller, more dramatic life than the pachydermatous king.
1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or relating to the pachyderms.
adjectiveLike an elephant.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms
adjectiveemotionally hardened
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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pachydermatous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pachydermatous
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