pachydermatous

[ pak-i-dur-muh-tuhs ]

/ ˌpæk ɪˈdɜr mə təs /

Save This Word!

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.

thick-skinned; insensitive: a pachydermatous indifference to insults.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of pachydermatous

1815–25; <New Latin Pachydermat(a) (see pachyderm) + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM pachydermatous

pach·y·der·ma·tous·ly, adverb

Words nearby pachydermatous

pachouli, pachuca, pachuco, pachycephalosaurus, pachyderm, pachydermatous, pachymeningitis, pachysandra, pachytene, Pacif., pacific

How to use pachydermatous in a sentence

The impressionable peasant leads a larger, fuller, more dramatic life than the pachydermatous king.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles|Thomas Hardy
But the pachydermatous inertia of the citizens of Alleghenia had yet its vulnerable spot, where the weapon might enter.
The Lieutenant-Governor|Guy Wetmore Carryl
The plains of Siberia, stretching away towards the Arctic Ocean, sheltered countless hosts of huge pachydermatous quadrupeds.
The Romance of Natural History, Second Series|Philip Henry Gosse
The predominating forms are still pachydermatous, and the tapir type continues to be conspicuous.
Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation|Robert Chambers

Unless he could get away from his pachydermatous familiar, Pettengill must care for his cases that morning.
Short Sixes|H. C. Bunner