obtuse
adjective
not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.
obtusely
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a word derived from
obtuse.
Example Sentences
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But it’s telling that Leon, obtusely obsessed with his disastrous book, can’t fully embrace the amorous potential of his surroundings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
Instead, the statements often obtusely signaled that the companies offered out-of-state medical services, seemingly hoping to appeal to employees without drawing the ire of politicians.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2022
Peter Bradshaw didn’t hold back, calling it “a pointless Hitler-spoofy YA adventure with a 12A certificate, obtusely accentuating little-kid cuteness and optimism amid the quaintly imagined non-horror” in a one-star review.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 30, 2020
“I found this part galling, because here he is sort of obtusely reinforcing the model-minority myth and model-minority stereotypes,” said Fang, who runs the blog Reappropriate, where she writes about Asian American and feminist issues.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2019
Wings black; anterior above with a red basal spot and white band; posterior obtusely tailed, with a marginal band of six crimson spots, and central white spot.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by William Swainson
