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obtuse::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | purblind |
| Derivation | obtuseness |
too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior.
obtuse::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Derivation | obtuseness |
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Examples of obtuse
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Another of Spain's best-known philosophers, Fernando Savater, is equally obtuse.
From the time.com
Downright obtuse of them, in this Net-centric era which allows no place to hide.
From the forbes.com
Either way, naive or obtuse, joe public will not get diving sessions at Hilsea.
From the guardian.co.uk
The neo-Whorfian school is simply pounding on the obvious for the blindly obtuse.
From the economist.com
Kendall has been criticized by Bennett and others for being politically obtuse.
From the time.com
The claws are strong, elongated and have an obtuse end, which assists in digging.
From the en.wikipedia.org
And of course we don't execute anyone or give them obtuse sentences of 200 years.
From the swampland.time.com
I think you are being a little naive or obtuse if you don't mind me saying so.
From the guardian.co.uk
May-December defenders consider the pessimists obtuse and oblivious of the record.
From the time.com
- Of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
- (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex
- Lacking in insight or discernment; "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"; "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin
- Dense: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he ...
- (obtusely) dumbly: in a stupid manner; "he had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone"
- (obtuseness) dullness: the quality of being slow to understand
- Blunt; not sharp; Intellectually dull or dim-witted; Indirect or circuitous; Of sound: deadened or muffled; Of an angle: greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees; Of a triangle: with one obtuse angle
- (obtuseness) Something that is obtuse
- Not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; dull
