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Sorry, pet peeve of mine -- "obtuse" means "slow or dim-witted;" you want "abstruse," which means "difficult to comprehend." Granted, using "obtuse" in this w
by nemo1618 5y ago
Sorry, pet peeve of mine -- "obtuse" means "slow or dim-witted;" you want "abstruse," which means "difficult to comprehend."
Granted, using "obtuse" in this way is apparently becoming more common, so this is probably a losing battle...
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obtuse#note- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obtuse#note-