Meaning of obtusus | Babel Free
[ɔpˈtuː.sʊs]Definitions
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struck, beaten, buffeted declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect
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blunt, blunted, dull, dulled, dim, dimmed, obtuse, unfeeling declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect
Equivalents
English
blunt
Examples
““Nōn obtūsa adeō gestāmus pectora Poenī,”
“We Phoenicians do not have minds so dulled, nor [is] the Sun god turned so far away from [our] Tyrian city [when] he yokes [his] horses [each morning].” (Regarding the Trojan War, Queen Dido says that her people are not so ignorant or unfeeling, nor figuratively unenlightened, as to be unaware of its significance. Note: Some Latin texts use the variant “obtunsa,” from obtunsus.)
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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