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Definition of Obtusely
1. Adverb. In a stupid manner. "He had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone"
Definition of Obtusely
1. adv. In an obtuse manner.
Definition of Obtusely
1. Adverb. In an obtuse manner. ¹
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Definition of Obtusely
1. obtuse [adv] - See also: obtuse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Obtusely
Literary usage of Obtusely
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1865)
"The elytra of the male are parallel at the sides, those of the female are
considerably dilate;! from the base for two-thirds tlie length, then obtusely ..."
2. Manual of the Mosses of North America by Leo Lesquereux, Thomas Potts James (1884)
"... leaves broadly oblong, obtusely pointed, with empty utricles: male aments ...
small, enlarged at the very base, obtuse-ovate or obtusely triangular; ..."
3. The Flora of British India by Joseph Dalton Hooker (1890)
"... elliptic-lanceolate obtusely caudate or acuminate entire base acute ...
302 ; glabrous, leaves coriaceous oblong or elliptic obtusely caudate entire ..."
4. Family Lyceum by Josiah Holbrook (1854)
"current, entire, nerveless, striate, ovate-lanceolate, obtusely pointed, with
the point slightly tand tern. turned to one side. ..."
5. Companion to the Botanical Magazine by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1835)
"Berry or drupe somewhat compressed, obtusely angled, crowned by the thick,
persistent calyx ; nut oblong, with two prominent angles, one-seeded. ..."
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