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OBTUSELY
Definition of OBTUSELY
adverb
In an obtuse manner.
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Other senses
OBTUSELY carries 2 further meanings.
In an obtuse manner; not acutely; bluntly; dully; stupidly: as, obtusely pointed.
adverb
in a stupid manner
Where it comes from
From obtuse + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, OBTUSE · 4 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OBTUSELY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 86 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
OBTUSELY starts with O and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read BELOSTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start OBTUSE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found OBTUSELY?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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