obtusely

Meanings

• meaning 1: Unresponsive or dull in understanding or perception; not quick or alert to respond or understand.

  - "The student was obtusely slow to understand the concept."
  - "The manager found his employee's response obtusely unsatisfactory."
  - "The doctor's explanation was obtusely confusing to the patient."

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Rhymes

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Homophones

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1. obtusely, adverb () :
   

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Variants

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obtuse , obtusely , obtuseness , obtusenesses , obtuser , obtusest

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{"term"=>"obtusely as an adjective", "description"=>"Meaning: Slow, dull, or unresponsive in understanding or responding to situations or other individuals."}

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Etymology

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The word obtusely comes from the Latin word obtusus, which means dull or unresponsive.

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1. {"term"=>"Did you know that the word obtusely comes from the Latin word obtusus, which means dull or unresponsive?", "description"=>""}

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1. synonyms for obtusely: Words that have similar meanings to obtusely, such as dull, slow, unresponsive, or insensitive.

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Quotes

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1. In fact, he was too "obtuse" even to realize that his assignment to Tejas was a demotion …

   - James A. Michener,{it}Texas{/it},1985

2. Murdoch's art, like all good art, is highly structured and controlled—a house neat and clean enough to satisfy the most morally "obtuse" of her upper-class British characters.

   - Martha C. Nussbaum,{it}New Republic{/it},31 Dec. 2001 & 7 Jan. 2002

3. Only the most "obtuse" missed the main message: humans risked so distorting the natural order that they were sentencing themselves to be destroyed by frost or furnace.

   - Joseph A. Amato,{it}Dust{/it},2000

4. … either he, and the other people in his shop, and two people I subsequently ask are incapable of giving directions, or I am too rattled and "obtuse" to follow them, but I cannot find the police station.

   - Renata Adler,{it}Pitch Dark{/it},1983

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Culture

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[{"term"=>"obtusely in literature", "description"=>"Meaning: A character or situation in a literary work that is portrayed as slow, dull, or unresponsive in understanding or responding to situations or other characters."}]

How to Memorize "obtusely"

1. mnemonic device
   

   - To remember the definition of obtusely, try using the mnemonic device: 'Obtusely: Obtuse In Thought Or Understanding'. This can help you recall the meaning of the word when you need it.

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