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hebetude

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈhɛb.ə.tjuːd/Part of speech nounSorted bdeeehtuStarts with HEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. mental lethargy or dullness

Word origin

From Late Latin hebetūdō.

Used in a sentence

  • [T]here are ſeveral Species of Writing, in which a proper Degree of Hebetude is abſolutely neceſſary, as well as in other profeſſions; such as Lexicography, Index-making, and the like; [...]
  • Incuriousness was the most potent ally of our imposed order; for Eastern government rested not so much on consent or force, as on the common supinity, hebetude, lack-a-daisiness, which gave a minority undue effect.
  • By 1851, Cartwright had also discovered and described a host of imaginary "black" diseases [...] Hebetude was a singular laziness or shiftlessness that caused slaves to mishandle or abuse their owners' property.

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