deafly

Variant of deaf

adjective

  1. totally or partially unable to hear
  2. unwilling to hear or listen; giving no heed: deaf to her pleas

Origin: ME def < OE deaf, akin to Ger taub, Goth *daufs < IE *dheubh-, misty, obscured < base *dheu-: see dull

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