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Word: Obtuse
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English (in obtuse (sense 3)): from Latin obtusus, past participle of obtundere ‘beat against’ (see obtund)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əbˈtjuːs
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɒbˈtjuːs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand
Short Definition:insensitive or slow to understand
Examples:- he wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse
Definition:
(of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180°
Short Definition:(of angle) between 90° and 180°
Examples:- an obtuse angle of 150°
Definition:
not sharp-pointed or sharp-edged; blunt
Short Definition:blunt
Examples:- it had strange obtuse teeth
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