You misused the word "obtuse" and have yet to impress anyone here, with more than a 5th grade education, with the words you have used.
I'm beginning to suspect that I need to dumb down the words I use, so that you may finally understand my replies.
Dumb it down if you need to. We’re good here.
Look, you all know I’m a card-carrying mega-Palinista (yes, I own the label gladly), but I do not see the misuse of “obtuse” you keep complaining about, and its making me quite uneasy. What am I missing. She used it as a synonym for “stupid.” The dictionary says you can do that. Its acceptable usage. What am I missing here?
“Seriously, it is you, pet, who needs a good dictionary; not to mention a good thesaurus.”
Um....I think you are incorrect. Here is what the Thesaurus states:
Main Entry: obtuse
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: slow to understand
Synonyms: dense, dopey, dull*, dumb, imperceptive, insensitive, opaque, slow on uptake, stolid, thick, uncomprehending, unintelligent
Notes: acute is an angle of less than 90 degrees; obtuse is one of more than 90 degrees
Antonyms: bright, intelligent, quick, smart
* = informal/non-formal usage