stone-deaf
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Reason: since his widowed mother had to work, he had been raised mostly by a stone-deaf grandmother who rarely spoke to him and was afraid to let him outside to play.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her dam, Home by Dark, had never raced and was stone-deaf to boot.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nearing 83, he is stone-deaf, inclined to doze off in the middle of important conversations.
From Time Magazine Archive
Although Mrs. Moore recovered, her fever left her stone-deaf.
From Time Magazine Archive
Being stone-deaf, Cousin Amy Dawes took no part in conversation except what she herself could contribute.
From The Side Of The Angels A Novel by King, Basil
