obtuse
Example Sentences
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As the eponymous figure, a global Hollywood icon, Mr. Clooney is obtuse yet endearing as his character tries to reconnect with his young-adult daughter on a jaunt through Europe to an Italian film festival.
To the expedient and obtuse minds that make such moves come the handy excuses of “hazardous” and “weed tree” without any supporting evidence being offered.
From Seattle Times
It's also part of marriage to communicate openly and often about important things, especially when 50 percent of it is being obtuse.
From Washington Post
Hours after my father’s brother discovered his body, an obtuse relative told me, “Your father could never be strong for you.”
From New York Times
And so now it is not naivete, it's not being obtuse.
From Salon
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