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English
Etymology
From Latin dedolens, present participle of dedolere (“to give over grieving”); de- + dolere (“to grieve”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
dedolent (comparative more dedolent, superlative most dedolent)
- (obsolete) Feeling no compunction; apathetic.
1677, Henry Hallywell, The Sacred Method of Saving Humane Souls by Jesus Christ:Men are dedolent and past feeling, and having no other Law, but that of the Corporeal Life, become insatiable in Impiety
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Latin
Verb
dēdolent
- third-person plural present active indicative of dēdoleō