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deaf

deaf \'def\ \'def-ish\ aj [ME deef, fr. OE de-af; akin to Gk typhlos blind 
   typhei]n to smoke, L fumus smoke - more at FUME 1: lacking or deficient in 
   the sense of hearing  2: unwilling to hear or listen  - deaf.ish aj