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单词 obtused
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obtusedadj.

Forms: late Middle English obtusyd, late Middle English–1600s obtused.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin obtūsus , -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < classical Latin obtūsus obtuse adj. + -ed suffix1. Compare earlier obtuse adj.
Obsolete.
Obtuse.
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the world > space > shape > bluntness > [adjective]
dulta1225
blunt1398
obtuse?a1425
dullc1440
slow1440
obtusedc1487
retuse1654
dubbed1747
c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica iv. 286 It ne can synke in theire endulled reasons and myndes obtused.
c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica v. 358 Alle suche idiottes whos rudely endulled reasons be so made blunte with obtusyd ygnoraunce.
c1540 Phylogamus sig. A.vv O Poet rare and Recent..Obtused and obturate, Obumbylate, obdurate.
1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 25v This obtused corner, is..called the seate or foundation of the shoulder blade.
1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 16 Mites in Cheese..seem'd oval and obtus'd towards the tail.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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