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obtusely

adverb as in stupidly

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Japanese geishas and Arab sheiks are also obtusely name-checked.

But that's just being wrong about something, maybe even obtusely so, but it isn't lying.

The city marshal obtusely didn't look inside the door for visual evidences of any trouble within; he would listen to no reason.

When do women want the bulky, solid reasons obtusely demanded by men before they can be enemies?

Branches obtusely 4-sided, hairy; flowers pale lilac, in interrupted panicles, agreeably sweet-scented in late summer.

The neck and legs are short; the ears are likewise short, obtusely pointed, and lie close to the head.

Achene obtusely triangular, partly 3-celled, enclosed in the indurated calyx.

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On this page you'll find 7 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to obtusely, such as: dumbly, dully, foolishly, and unintelligently.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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