deaf

/dɛf/adj
Elementary
1

Unable (or partially able) to hear.

2

Unwilling to listen or be persuaded; determinedly inattentive.

3

Of or relating to the community of deaf people.

4

Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.

5

Decayed; tasteless; useless.

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