obmutescent

obmutescent
obmutescent /ob-mū-tesˈənt/
adjective
1. Speechless
2. Persistently silent
ORIGIN: L obmūtescens, -entis, prp of obmūtescere to become dumb, from ob- (intens), and mūtus dumb
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obmutescˈence noun

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