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Definition of Deafest
1. deaf [adj] - See also: deaf
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deafest
Literary usage of Deafest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proverbs, Proverbial Expressions, and Popular Rhymes of Scotland by Andrew Cheviot (1896)
"YE'LL hear it on the deafest side o' yer lug. You'll hear it on your deafest
ear.—Gaelic. YE'LL let little gae by ye, but speedy lads, ye canna get gripped. ..."
2. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with A Journal of a Tour to the by James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1888)
"... with unclouded brow And smile serene as thine, The jest uncouth and truth
severe; Like thee to turn my deafest ear, And calmly drink my wine. ..."