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Definition
obtuse adjective (STUPID)
/əbˈtjuːs/
/ɑːbˈtuːs/ adj
/ɑːbˈtuːs/ adj formal stupid and slow to understand, or unwilling to try to understand
Surely the answer's obvious - or are you being deliberately obtuse?
obtusely
adverb
/əbˈtjuː.sli//ɑːbˈtuː-/ adv formal
/ɑːbˈtuː-/ adv formal obtuseness
noun
/əbˈtjuː.snəs//ɑːbˈtuː-/ n [U] formal
/ɑːbˈtuː-/ n [U] formal (Definition of obtuse adjective (STUPID) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
