Allan Angst

[Antoine G]

Obtuse–adjective 1. not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.
2. not sharp, acute, or pointed; blunt in form.
3.(of a leaf, petal, etc.) rounded at the extremity.
4. indistinctly felt or perceived, as pain or sound.

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Origin:
1500–10; < L obt&#363;sus dulled (ptp. of obtundere), equiv. to ob- ob-+ t&#363;d-, var. s. of tundere to beat +-tus ptp. suffix, with dt > s

Related forms:

ob&#8901;tuse&#8901;ly , adverb
ob&#8901;tuse&#8901;ne ss, noun

Synonyms:
1. unfeeling, tactless, insensitive; blind, imperceptive, unobservant; gauche, boorish; slow, dim.

[Antoine G]

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[Antoine G]

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