obtuse

English

/əbˈtjuːs/, /əbˈt(j)us/

adj
Definitions
  • (now) blunt; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form.
  • Intellectually dull or dim-witted.
  • Of sound, etc.: deadened, muffled, muted.
  • Indirect or circuitous.

Etymology

Derived from Middle French obtus (obtuse, lifeless, dull, boring, narrow-minded) derived from Latin obtūsus (blunt, dull, obtuse) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (push, hit, thrust), *(s)tew- (push, hit, stand, stay).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)tew-

Gloss

push, hit, stand, stay

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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