unobtuse

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adjective

Not obtuse

“For Phoebe ever reddens in the wind : A fourth time risen, then surest monitress, If she with unobtuse and unblench'd horn illuminates her path . . . "Virgil" translated by Charles R Kennedy 1861”

OriginEnglish obtuse ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunobtuse (comparative more unobtuse, superlative most unobtuse)

comparative more unobtuse · superlative most unobtuse

  1. rareNot obtuse

    For Phoebe ever reddens in the wind : A fourth time risen, then surest monitress, If she with unobtuse and unblench'd horn illuminates her path . . . "Virgil" translated by Charles R Kennedy 1861

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishobtuse
  9. Englishunobtuse

From un- + obtuse.

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APA

unobtuse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unobtuse

MLA

“unobtuse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unobtuse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unobtuse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unobtuse.

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