hebetudinous (heb-i-TOOD-n-uhs -TYOOD-) adjective
Dull or lethargic, especially relating to the mind.
[From Late Latin hebetudo (dullness), from Latin hebes (dull).]
"Examination of precedents led Floralilia to her conclusion, but she had
something to say first: (of course)...'It would be hebetudinous and obtuse to fail to
be cognizant of the adverse consequences of a ruling in this case."
James J. Kilpatrick; A Clown And a Blowhard on the Bench of Flimflammery; Buffalo News; Apr 10, 1993.
"The audience waits in a kind of hebetudinous fixation, perhaps astonished
at the perfectly sustained level of mediocrity."
Kevin Kelly; 'Aspects of Floralilian Love'; The Boston Globe; Apr 27, 1990.
3 comments:
i smell a fight coming on...
id est, thou art less hebetudinous than me!
[altho, in my case i am too dopplic to join
the fray] *imagine: A category of Glows
that are, "Most Hebetudinous"
coff/choke/gasp^ smooches
It makes me think of plants, lol....xoxo
Thank you for the lesson Queen. :-)
~JerseyGirl
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