obtuse

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 25, 2021 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>obtuse</strong> &#149; \ahb-TOOSS\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p><em>Obtuse</em> means "difficult to understand" or "unable to understand what is obvious."</p> <p>// The attorney explained the <em>obtuse</em> language in the contract to her client.</p> <p>// Maybe I am being <em>obtuse</em>, but I didn't understand the end of the movie.</p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obtuse">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"There are speeches and flags and somewhat <em>obtuse</em> artistic presentations, then at or near the end, the Olympic flame enters the stadium and is delivered to a cauldron … to burn for the next 16 days." — Brandon Veale, <em>The</em> <em>Duluth (Minnesota) News-Tribune</em>, 23 July 2021</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p><em>Obtuse</em> comes from a Latin word meaning "dull" or "blunt." It can describe a geometric angle that is not <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acute">acute</a> or a person who is mentally "<a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dull">dull</a>." In addition, <em>obtuse</em> can mean "hard to comprehend." That meaning is probably from confusion with the similar-sounding <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obtuse#note-1">abstruse</a></em>.</p> <br /><br /> </p> </font>