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obtuse person

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  • Boeotian — adjective of or relating to ancient Boeotia or its people or to the dialect spoken there in classical times (Freq. 1) Boeotian dialects • Pertains to noun: ↑Boeotia • Derivationally related forms: ↑Boeotia * * * I. (ˈ)bē|ōshən …   Useful english dictionary

  • Boeotian — /bee oh sheuhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Boeotia or its inhabitants. 2. dull; obtuse; without cultural refinement. n. 3. a native or inhabitant of Boeotia. 4. a dull, obtuse person; Philistine. [1590 1600; BOEOTI(A) + AN] * * * …   Universalium

  • blinkard — ˈbliŋkə(r)d noun ( s) Etymology: blink (I) + ard 1. archaic : one that blinks with or as if with weak eyes 2. : a stupid …   Useful english dictionary

  • dull — adj 1 *stupid, slow, dumb, dense, crass Analogous words: *lethargic, sluggish, comatose: phlegmatic, stolid, *impassive, apathetic: *backward: retarded (see DELAY vb) Antonyms: clever, bright …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • ob|tuse´ness — ob|tuse «uhb TOOS, TYOOS», adjective. 1. not sharp or acute; blunt. 2. having an angle of more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees: »an obtuse triangle. 3. Figurative. slow in understanding; stupid: »He was too obtuse to take the hint. 4.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ob|tuse´ly — ob|tuse «uhb TOOS, TYOOS», adjective. 1. not sharp or acute; blunt. 2. having an angle of more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees: »an obtuse triangle. 3. Figurative. slow in understanding; stupid: »He was too obtuse to take the hint. 4.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ob|tuse — «uhb TOOS, TYOOS», adjective. 1. not sharp or acute; blunt. 2. having an angle of more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees: »an obtuse triangle. 3. Figurative. slow in understanding; stupid: »He was too obtuse to take the hint. 4. a) …   Useful english dictionary

  • heraldry — heraldist, n. /her euhl dree/, n., pl. heraldries. 1. the science of armorial bearings. 2. the art of blazoning armorial bearings, of settling the rights of persons to bear arms or to use certain bearings, of tracing and recording genealogies, of …   Universalium

  • stupid — adjective 1) they re rather stupid Syn: unintelligent, ignorant, dense, foolish, dull witted, slow, simpleminded, vacuous, vapid, idiotic, imbecilic, imbecile, obtuse, doltish; informal thick, dim, dimwitted, dumb …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • dull — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English dul; akin to Old English dol foolish, Old Irish dall blind Date: 13th century 1. mentally slow ; stupid 2. a. slow in perception or sensibility ; insensible < somewhat dull of h …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

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