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obtuse

[uhb-toos, -tyoos] / əbˈtus, -ˈtjus /


ADJECTIVE
blunt, not sharp
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Antonyms


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The prolific, award-winning British author’s novels are often plotless, discursive and frustratingly obtuse.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

It’s a complex and often obtuse system, but it does help to know how it works.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

Their simultaneous existence indicates a broader trend toward sheer, glorious stupidity that viewers crave when practically everything is either too polished and boring or wilfully obtuse.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

Ms. Field finds this obtuse, considering America’s actual history.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 2, 2025

Now, when he was on fire with his Cause, Arthur’s justice seemed bourgeois and obtuse beside him.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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