dedolent

English

Etymology

From Latin dedolens, present participle of dedolere (“to give over grieving”); de- + dolere (“to grieve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛdələnt/

Adjective

dedolent (comparative more dedolent, superlative most dedolent)

1. (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

References

• “dedolent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

dēdolent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of dēdoleō