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That's cute, since it was your unsubstantiated assertion in the first place that the word was being misused. Tip: when unsure about the definition of a word, t
by Semiapies 15y ago
That's cute, since it was your unsubstantiated assertion in the first place that the word was being misused.
Tip: when unsure about the definition of a word, try googling define and the word in question. You will get results from a number of sources.
- ScottBurson 15y agoI did look it up, even before posting the first time. I see that Google does list the definition you suggest. But it does so without attribution, as far as I can see. Dictionary.com (the place I had been looking), which takes definitions from several dictionaries, with attribution, does not offer the meaning in question. You said "many dictionaries" would list this meaning. I think your claim remains unsubstantiated.
- ScottBurson 15y agoClarification: the Google page for "obtuse" does list a source for the meaning "hard to understand", but not only is that source not a dictionary, it offers the meaning only to say that using the word with that meaning "is not considered good style".