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Six example sentences with obtuse, each labelled with its topic.
Our raid leader was obtuse about the timer, calling the same failed opening six nights in a row.
Gaming
The narrator is deliberately obtuse, missing every hint his sister drops until the final chapter spells it out.
Literature
Being obtuse in a negotiation can be strategic, since a listener who feigns confusion forces the other side to elaborate.
Psychology
The manager was so obtuse about the complaint that he answered a question about late pay with a lecture on teamwork.
Business
The detective in the comedy is willfully obtuse, ignoring the confession because the paperwork lists it under another name.
Movies
The support bot proved obtuse, asking me to restart the router three times after I explained that I owned no router.
Technology
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Found in 8 published word lists
- Science Vocabulary ListAuthoritative
- Magoosh GRE 1000Recognized
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
- GRE 3000+ word list (widely used study list)Recognized
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
- PowerScore GRE Repeat Offenders (699)Recognized
- MajorTests SAT 1000Recognized
- SparkNotes 1000 SAT WordsRecognized
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