obtuselyadv.

Brit.

/əbˈtjuːsli/,

/ɒbˈtjuːsli/,

/əbˈtʃuːsli/,

/ɒbˈtʃuːsli/, U.S.

/əbˈt(j)usli/,

/ɑbˈt(j)usli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obtuse adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < obtuse adj. + -ly suffix². Compare French obtusément (1478 in Middle French as obtusement ; now rare). Compare earlier obtusively adv.

In an obtuse manner, esp. stupidly, insensitively; (also) at an obtuse angle; in an obtuse form.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > bluntness > [adverb]

obtuselyc1550

bluntly1578

the world > space > shape > angularity > [adverb] > with an obtuse angle

obtusely1765

the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [adverb] > ache

achingly1765

obtusely1822

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupidity, dullness of intellect > [adverb]

sotly1154

blately1513

grossly?1531

dully1533

blockishly1556

bluntly1557

buzzardly1561

sottishly1566

thickly1574

doltishly1580

witlessly1598

stupidiously1600

brainlessly1610

stupidly?1611

insulsely1637

uncleverly1697

numbskully1708

unintelligently1754

stupid?1757

duncishly1826

stockishly1846

sumphishly1850

simple-mindedly1851

obtusely1863

crassly1883

bovinely1900

unperceptively1935

simplistically1939

obtusively1953

dopily1958

gormlessly1958

c1550 (a1510) E. Dudley Tree of Commonw. (BL Add. 32091) (1948) 77 The propertie of this [core of worldly prosperitie] is not only to alienate clerely the mynd of man from god and good vertues..but therto to involve obtusely [v.rr. securely] the memorie and vnderstonding of man.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Obtusement, obtusely, dully, bluntly.

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. 46 His Tail moderateluy taper'd, and ending obtusely.

1704 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 24 1596 The first of these Balls is smooth and glossy... The other two rough and gritty, and in like manner a little compressed into a kind of obtusely triangular figure.

1765 T. Gray Let. 8 Feb. in Corr. (1971) II. 795 The arches are pointed, tho' very obtusely.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 280 The bubonous tumour is..obtusely painful.

1863 C. C. Clarke Shakespeare-characters xiv. 360 They are as obtusely blind as earth-worms.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 889/2 The notochord..lies above the alimentary canal..and extends beyond it both in front and behind to the obtusely pointed extremities of the body.

1950 E. J. H. Corner Monogr. Clavaria 47 The fruit-body becomes obtusely clavate.

2000 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 20 Mar. Winning, he confirmed obtusely, was better than losing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obtusely
释义	obtuselyadv. Brit. /əbˈtjuːsli/, /ɒbˈtjuːsli/, /əbˈtʃuːsli/, /ɒbˈtʃuːsli/, U.S. /əbˈt(j)usli/, /ɑbˈt(j)usli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obtuse adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < obtuse adj. + -ly suffix². Compare French obtusément (1478 in Middle French as obtusement ; now rare). Compare earlier obtusively adv. In an obtuse manner, esp. stupidly, insensitively; (also) at an obtuse angle; in an obtuse form. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > bluntness > [adverb] obtuselyc1550 bluntly1578 the world > space > shape > angularity > [adverb] > with an obtuse angle obtusely1765 the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [adverb] > ache achingly1765 obtusely1822 the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupidity, dullness of intellect > [adverb] sotly1154 blately1513 grossly?1531 dully1533 blockishly1556 bluntly1557 buzzardly1561 sottishly1566 thickly1574 doltishly1580 witlessly1598 stupidiously1600 brainlessly1610 stupidly?1611 insulsely1637 uncleverly1697 numbskully1708 unintelligently1754 stupid?1757 duncishly1826 stockishly1846 sumphishly1850 simple-mindedly1851 obtusely1863 crassly1883 bovinely1900 unperceptively1935 simplistically1939 obtusively1953 dopily1958 gormlessly1958 c1550 (a1510) E. Dudley Tree of Commonw. (BL Add. 32091) (1948) 77 The propertie of this [core of worldly prosperitie] is not only to alienate clerely the mynd of man from god and good vertues..but therto to involve obtusely [v.rr. securely] the memorie and vnderstonding of man. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Obtusement, obtusely, dully, bluntly. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. 46 His Tail moderateluy taper'd, and ending obtusely. 1704 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 24 1596 The first of these Balls is smooth and glossy... The other two rough and gritty, and in like manner a little compressed into a kind of obtusely triangular figure. 1765 T. Gray Let. 8 Feb. in Corr. (1971) II. 795 The arches are pointed, tho' very obtusely. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 280 The bubonous tumour is..obtusely painful. 1863 C. C. Clarke Shakespeare-characters xiv. 360 They are as obtusely blind as earth-worms. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 889/2 The notochord..lies above the alimentary canal..and extends beyond it both in front and behind to the obtusely pointed extremities of the body. 1950 E. J. H. Corner Monogr. Clavaria 47 The fruit-body becomes obtusely clavate. 2000 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 20 Mar. Winning, he confirmed obtusely, was better than losing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1550
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