Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Feeling no sorrow or compunction.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Feeling no compunction; apathetic.
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- adjective Feeling no
compunction ;apathetic .
Etymologies
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Latin dedolens, present participle of dedolere to give over grieving; de- + dolere to grieve.
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Examples
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Half an hour after the Tenor parted from Angelica, she was sleeping soundly, not because she was dedolent but because she was exhausted; and when that is the case sleep is the blessed privilege of youth and strength, let what will have preceded it.
The Heavenly Twins Madame Sarah Grand
hernesheir commented on the word dedolent
I'm a seldomly used adjective.
September 10, 2012