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obtused

obtused is the simple past and past participle of obtuse.

Meaning of obtuse

Verb

obtuse (third-person singular simple present obtuses, present participle obtusing, simple past and past participle obtused)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To dull or reduce an emotion or a physical state.
    • Fouler. To tread, ſtampe, or trample on; to bruiſe, or cruſh, by ſtamping; hurt, or obtuſe, by treading on; […]1611, Randle Cotgrave, compiler, “Fouler”, in A Dictionarie of the French and English Tongues, London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC, signature Qq ij, verso, column 2

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Questions about obtused

What is obtused the simple past and past participle of?
Obtused is the simple past and past participle of obtuse.

Words near obtused in the dictionary

  1. obtuse triangles
  2. obtuse-angled
  3. obtuse-angled triangle
  4. obtuse-angled triangles
  5. obtuse-angular
  6. obtused
  7. obtusely
  8. obtusely umbonate
  9. obtuseness
  10. obtusenesses
  11. obtuser

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