pachydermatous

pachydermatous
pachydermatously, adv.
/pak'i derr"meuh teuhs/, adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
2. thick-skinned; insensitive: a pachydermatous indifference to insults.
[1815-25; < NL Pachydermat(a) (see PACHYDERM) + -OUS]

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