obtusely

Variant of obtuse

adjective

  1. not sharp or pointed; blunt
  2. greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees: an obtuse angle
  3. slow to understand or perceive; dull or insensitive
  4. not producing a sharp impression; not acute: an obtuse pain

Origin: L obtusus, blunted, dull, pp. of obtundere: see obtund

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