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How to pronounce “obtuse”
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Pronunciation guide for obtuse
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of obtuse with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 4 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The joyful, perplexing world of puzzle hunts
They have to be obtuse enough to make you work for it,
- Definition summary
- (now chiefly botany, zoology) Blunt; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form.
Example 1 of 4
How to pronounce obtuse
The joyful, perplexing world of puzzle hunts
They have to be obtuse enough to make you work for it,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “obtuse”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- (now chiefly botany, zoology) Blunt; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form.
- Intellectually dull or dim-witted.
- Of sound, etc.: deadened, muffled, muted.
- Indirect or circuitous.
- [Verb]
- (transitive, obsolete) To dull or reduce an emotion or a physical state.
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