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n. - Mental lethargy or dullness.

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  • I still felt tired and unable to do a thing, possessed by an unmistakable hebetude.
  • Greece, and, what is worse, from a natural or habitual hebetude, not very adroit, at learning any Thing.
  • Words like Git, hebetude, zip in the political sense and many others are explained in brief and charming essays.
  • Eastern government rested not so much on consent or force, as on the common supinity, hebetude, lack-a-daisiness, which gave a minority undue effect.
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