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Meaning of "obtusely" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OBTUSELY

obtusely  [əbˈtjuːslɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBTUSELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Obtusely is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES OBTUSELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of obtusely in the English dictionary

The first definition of obtusely in the dictionary is without understanding, or without appearing to make an effort to understand. Other definition of obtusely is in a manner that has an angle of between 90 and 180 degrees. Obtusely is also in a dull or indistinctly felt or heard manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBTUSELY


abstrusely
æbˈstruːslɪ
adversely
ædˈvɜːslɪ
coarsely
ˈkɔːslɪ
conversely
ˈkɒnvɜːslɪ
crousely
ˈkruːslɪ
diffusely
dɪˈfjuːslɪ
diversely
daɪˈvɜːslɪ
doucely
ˈduːslɪ
gusli
ˈɡuːslɪ
hoarsely
ˈhɔːslɪ
inversely
ˌɪnˈvɜːslɪ
loosely
ˈluːslɪ
parsley
ˈpɑːslɪ
profusely
prəˈfjuːslɪ
reclusely
rɪˈkluːslɪ
reversely
rɪˈvɜːslɪ
sparsely
ˈspɑːslɪ
sprucely
ˈspruːslɪ
tersely
ˈtɜːslɪ
transversely
trænzˈvɜːslɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBTUSELY

obtend
obtention
obtest
obtestation
obtrude
obtruder
obtruncate
obtrusion
obtrusive
obtrusively
obtrusiveness
obtund
obtundent
obtundity
obturate
obturation
obturator
obtuse
obtuseness
obtusity

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBTUSELY

basely
bellicosely
closely
concisely
densely
falsely
grandiosely
immensely
imprecisely
intensely
jocosely
morosely
precisely
prepensely
purposely
rimosely
tensely
unwisely
verbosely
wisely

Synonyms and antonyms of obtusely in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «obtusely» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBTUSELY

Find out the translation of obtusely to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of obtusely from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «obtusely» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obtusely
570 millions of speakers

English

obtusely
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

obtusely
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

obtusely
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тупо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obtusely
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্থূলবুদ্ধি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

obtuse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mewah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

begriffsstutzig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鈍く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

둔각
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obtusely
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

obtusely
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நுனி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घाईघाईने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

küt
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ottusamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tępo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тупо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

obtusely
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

obtusely
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stomp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

obtusely
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

obtusely
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obtusely

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBTUSELY»

The term «obtusely» is normally little used and occupies the 121.076 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBTUSELY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «obtusely» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «obtusely» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about obtusely

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBTUSELY»

Discover the use of obtusely in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obtusely and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
American Journal of Conchology
80. P. turgidum, Lea. Obtusely conical, inflated, smooth, thick ; spire short, pointed at apex, with slight suture; whorls 7, flattened, obtusely angulate in the middle; aperture small, trapezoidal. Greenish-yellow, with two to five bands. Holston ...
‎1865
2
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Caudal innumberthecor- radials agree in responding der- Short, obtusely lobate. Three Lobe greatly reLargely replaced bv ossified amphicoelous vertebrae. Both epaxonic (pleur- apophyses) and hypaxonic ribs (haem apophyses) present.
Charles Lane Poor, Edmund Otis Hovey, 1906
3
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
A box fastener and seal having a long obtusely bent head part, three prongs in the same plane with said head and weakening notches cut on the inner side of said head on each side of said middle stiffening prong. 4. A box fastener and seal  ...
‎1918
4
The Bible's True Words on Your Deepest Secret
Route obtusely despited soberest wrencher. Obtusely routed despite soberest wrencher. Wrencher bruises obtusely or detested poet. Soberly proudest, obese, destitute wrencher. Better bossy, spouted, deleterious wrencher. Steepest, bossy  ...
J. Smith, 2006
5
Do-It-Yourself BIBLE PROPHECY KIT!
J. Smith. Isn't courteous wretches crossbreed obtusely. Obscenely bossiest, crude, torturous wretches. Bossy, true-born, discourteous wretches select. Obtusest wretches censor credulous sobriety. Wretches sober censoriously cutest doubters.
J. Smith
6
Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Shell smooth, rounded, inflated, inequilateral, obtusely angular behind, rounded before ; valves thick ; beaks a little prominent ; epidermis dark brown or black, without rays ; cardinal teeth rather large, rugose, double in both valves ; lateral ...
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1881
7
Manual of Conchology: Structural and Systematic. With ...
Narrowly perforate, diaphanous, minutely striated ; whorls 6è, narrow, the last obtusely angulated. Diam. 6, alt. 4 mill. China. N. CoLoMBELIANA, Heude. Pl. 40, figs. 73-75. Perforate, fragile, pellucid, minutely striate; light fulvous; whorls 6, the  ...
George Washington Tryon, 1886
8
Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Shell smooth, elliptical, somewhat inflated, inequilateral, obtusely angular behind , rounded before ; valves rather thick, a little thicker before ; beaks somewhat prominent; epidermis brown or yellow brown, shining on the umbones, radiated;  ...
Academy of Natural Sciences (Philadelphia, Pa.), 1863
9
Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Tail short, obtusely conical. Length of female 4 inches, breadth J of a line ; length of male 2 inches, breadth one-fifth of a line. Five specimens were obtained by Prof. Baird from the abdominal cavity of Sturnella ludoviciana. Two female Filarice ...
‎1857
10
The Stone Age in Egypt: A Record of Recently Discovered ...
A Record of Recently Discovered Implements and Products of Handicraft of the Archaic Nilotic Races Inhabiting the Thebaid Robert De Rustafjaell. SAWS CURVED TO THE RIGHT, WITH SERRATIONS ON THE LEFT EDGE. 1249 Obtusely ...
Robert De Rustafjaell, 1914

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBTUSELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term obtusely is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ten things we learned this week: 24 July 2015 edition
It's available in sizes ranging from small to extra large, so even the most obtusely shaped dogs are catered for. Yes, this is real, and yes, ... «Top Gear, Jul 15»
2
The pv magazine weekly news digest
... clouds forming over UK solar, our old friends Hanergy was back in the headlines, the former after its latest obtusely-contrived financial update ... «pv magazine, Jul 15»
3
Cheap Eats: 'The' Curly Bomber at Shmeg's is huge
... shaved steak, mozzarella and American cheeses, and curly fries stacked obtusely high on a bomber roll (whole or half). They stick a knife in it ... «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
Microsoft Partners Prepare Low Cost Windows 10 'Cloudbook …
In fact right now Acer's obtusely named CB3-111-C670 is sitting at the #5 position, retailing for $169. For Microsoft, the Cloudbook initiative ... «Hot Hardware, Jul 15»
5
What is Canada's reputation, really?
You have to be fairly well-read on international news to have caught most of that stuff about Orban, and you need to be obtusely focused on ... «Macleans.ca, Jul 15»
6
Daddy Daze: My daddy discipline could use some tweaking
I'm yammering on the phone about cable TV packages in a conversation that has turned obtusely technical when I hear Max — outraged by ... «Waterloo Record, Jul 15»
7
Taking a look at Greg Hardy's options
Henderson's convoluted ruling seemed to pick four games out of thin air, obtusely pretending that the NFL didn't change the Personal Conduct ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
8
The overwhelming lure of maple sugar's sweetness
To do so makes the perpetrator obtusely poorer. Anyway, years ago our family shared this surveyed line. The old man (age now viewed ... «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Jul 15»
9
People Power Prevails at the Supreme Court
... no matter how obtusely. In last week's historic decision on marriage equality, the dissenting justices selectively built up their own arguments ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
10
Acer Brings 34 Inches Of Curved FreeSync QHD Love With …
First they challenged the excellent ASUS ROG Swift with their obtusely-named but glorious XB270HU, which delivered the holy grail: 1440p, ... «Hot Hardware, Jun 15»

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