obtusely

Example Sentences

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But it’s telling that Leon, obtusely obsessed with his disastrous book, can’t fully embrace the amorous potential of his surroundings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2023

The tiny white bistro tables and wooden chairs were just as before, knocked closely together between the venue’s obtusely angled walls, all lined with leather benches.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2021

“I found this part galling, because here he is sort of obtusely reinforcing the model-minority myth and model-minority stereotypes,” said Fang, who runs the blog Reappropriate, where she writes about Asian American and feminist issues.

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2019

McVey cravenly, or maybe just obtusely, insisted she wasn’t bothered by the Mail’s coverage because “it highlights all these wonderful women”.

From The Guardian • Jul. 18, 2014

The head almost square, the cheek-bones prominent outwards; the superciliary arches scarcely perceptible; the osseous nostrils narrow; the alveolar edge arched obtusely forward; the chin somewhat projecting.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)