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hebetudinous

9.9

A blade or tool that is not sharp and does not cut well

adjective
/hɛbəˈtjuːdɪnəs/

Archaic

: hebetudinoso

The old kitchen knife had become hebetudinous after years of use without sharpening.

Examples

He struggled to cut the rope with the hebetudinous blade he found in the shed.
After centuries in the ground, the artifact's once sharp edge was now completely hebetudinous.
The knife was hebetudinous and could not cut through the meat.
His hebetudinous remarks during the meeting bored everyone.
The old kitchen knife had become hebetudinous after years of use without sharpening.
After centuries in the ground, the artifact's once sharp edge was now completely hebetudinous.
The knife was hebetudinous and could not cut through the meat.

Synonyms

dull

vshebetudinous

15 1.6

A pain that is not sharp and not strong

is specifically about lacking physical edge or sharpness

unsharpened

vshebetudinous

1 2.5

Not having a cutting edge or point

focuses on lacking sharpness as a property rather than on missing sharpening

dullish

vshebetudinous

4.2

Not very sharp and cuts poorly

is more fully without a sharp edge than the milder sense

Antonyms

sharp

301 1.0

A thing with an edge that can cut or pierce

keen

5 3.5

Having a very sharp edge or point that cuts easily

How Sharp

sharp

301 1.0

hebetudinous

Archaic

9.9

blunt

109 1.0

Surface Forms

hebetudinous positive

Morphology

hebetudinous = hebetude (opaque) = hebetude + inous

Formed from the rare noun 'hebetude' plus the uncommon adjective-forming suffix '-inous'; both elements are not productive in modern English and are unlikely to be known by average learners.

Etymology

Hebetudinous comes from the Latin root hebes meaning 'dull' and the ending -tudo meaning 'state of being'. That's why it can describe something that is not sharp, like a knife or blade with a dull edge.