obtuse
adjective (STUPID) /əbˈtjuːs/
/ɑːbˈtuːs/ formalDefinition
› stupid and slow to understand, or unwilling to try to understand: Surely the answer's obvious - or are you being deliberately obtuse?Stupid and sillyOf unsound mind obtusely /-li/ adverb formal obtuseness /-nəs/ noun [U] formal
(Definition of obtuse adjective (STUPID) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (as) thick as two short planks idiom
- absurd adjective
- adolescent adjective
- against your better judgment idiom
- asinine adjective
- dozy adjective
- drink, laugh, etc. yourself silly idiom
- dumb adjective (STUPID)
- empty-headed adjective
- fatuous adjective
- insanely adverb
- laughable adjective
- loony adjective
- loopy adjective
- lumpen adjective (PERSON)
- unreasonable adjective
- unwise adjective
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