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obtuse

/ɒbˈtuːs/ob-TOOS
/ɑbˈtus/ahb-TOOS

Meaningblunt

Common meaning: blunt

Other meanings: slow-witted

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√STU‘strike’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 431, p. 745 · scan
  2. Latinobtusus‘blunt’source
  3. Old Frenchobtussource
  4. Englishobtuse‘blunt’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin obtusus ‘blunt’.

Roots

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