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hebetudinous

/ˌhebɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/adjective

उच्चारण हेबिट्यूडिनस

मंदबुद्धि, सुस्त, जड़

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    formal

    slow and dull in mind; lacking energy, interest or the ability to think quickly

    मंदबुद्धि, सुस्त, जड़

    • The heat left the whole class in a hebetudinous state.
    • a hebetudinous audience that hardly reacted to the speech
    • After the heavy lunch, the hebetudinous staff could barely follow the meeting.
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    • His hebetudinous replies showed that he had not slept for two nights.
    • The hebetudinous crowd sat quietly and showed no interest in the speaker.

    Synonyms dull lethargic sluggish torpid obtuse

    Opposite alert sharp lively

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hebetude noun
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One-word substitution

The state of being mentally dull and lacking energy is hebetude, and a person in this state is hebetudinous.

मानसिक सुस्ती और ऊर्जा की कमी की अवस्था hebetude कहलाती है, और ऐसी अवस्था वाला व्यक्ति hebetudinous कहलाता है।