Obtusely
Obtusely tanım:
Kelime: ob·tuse
Söyleniş: äb-'tüs, &b-, -'tyüs
İşlev: adjective
Türleri: ob·tus·er; -est
Kökeni: Middle English, from Latin obtusus blunt, dull, from past participle of obtundere to beat against, blunt, from ob- against tundere to beat -- more at OB-, CONTUSION
1 a : not pointed or acute : BLUNT b (1) of an angle : exceeding 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees (2) : having an obtuse angle an obtuse triangle -- see TRIANGLE illustration c of a leaf : rounded at the free end
2 a : lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect : INSENSITIVE, STUPID b : difficult to comprehend : not clear or precise in thought or expression
synonym see DULL
- ob·tuse·ly adverb
- ob·tuse·ness noun