Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obtused

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ob-tused
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of obtuse.

Obsolete

Usage

Questions

What does obtused mean?
simple past and past participle of obtuse.

How to pronounce obtused

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