PACHYDERMATOUS

callous, indurate, pachydermatous

(adjective) emotionally hardened; “a callous indifference to suffering”; “cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion”

pachydermatous, pachydermal, pachydermic, pachydermous

(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

pachydermatous (comparative more pachydermatous, superlative most pachydermatous)

Of or relating to the pachyderms.

(humorous) Thick-skinned; insensitive.

Source: Wiktionary


Pach`y*der"ma*tous, a.

1. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the pachyderms.

2. Thick-skinned; not sensitive to ridicule.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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3 July 2024

DITHER

(noun) an excited state of agitation; “he was in a dither”; “there was a terrible flap about the theft”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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