obtuse
ob·tuse
obtuse · obtuses · obtused · obtusing
To dull or reduce an emotion or a physical stateTo dull or reduce an emotion or a physical state.
UK/əbˈtjuːs/US/əbˈt(j)us/
» She complained of an obtuse pain in her back.
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1 senses(obsolete)To dull or reduce an emotion or a physical state.
Examples
3 sentencesShe complained of an obtuse pain in her back.
Pedants delight in being obtuse.
When you think about it, it's all Kenny's fault for being so obtuse.
Origin
From Middle English obtuse, from Latin obtūsus (“blunt, dull; obtuse”), past participle ofFrom Middle English obtuse, from Latin obtūsus (“blunt, dull; obtuse”), past participle of obtundere, from obtundō (“to batter, beat, strike; to blunt, dull”), from ob- (“against”) (see ob-) + tundō (“to beat, strike; to bruise, crush, pound”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd-, from *(s)tew- (“to hit; to push”)). More at obtund.
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Forms
obtuses, obtusing, obtused, obtusedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle