He had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
In shape they taper somewhat suddenly to the smaller end, which may almost be termed obtusely pointed. From Wordnik.com. [The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1] Reference
Appealingly charming, yet obtusely of another world. From Wordnik.com. [Australia v England - live! | Rob Smyth] Reference
“She said she was going to Berlin,” Lea obtusely repeated. From Wordnik.com. [Dreaming in French] Reference
It is dense, non-narrative, often obtusely poetic, and very serious. From Wordnik.com. [A Difficult Woman] Reference
Or, to put it, as I did, obtusely, I am nonplussed at most celebrities. From Wordnik.com. [Friday! June 26 – The Bleat.] Reference
They terminate somewhat obtusely, and form two acute angles at the base. From Wordnik.com. [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference
When you do civil cases, I'm going to answer you know a little obtusely. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 24, 2007] Reference
Linguiform: tongue-shaped: linear, with the extremities obtusely rounded. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Running a finger down his nose, he stared obtusely at the open dossier in his hands. From Wordnik.com. [Modesty Blaise]
He was seated at a table in a restaurant of a guest house, wondering obtusely why he was there. From Wordnik.com. [An Apostate: Nawin of Thais] Reference
Professor Fizzwizzle – our favourite professor with an obtusely paedophillic name – is back!. From Wordnik.com. [SLACKERJACK – Professor Fizzwizzle] Reference
Mr. Himmel said the lawsuit influenced the delay of CityNorth's second phase "only very obtusely.". From Wordnik.com. [Related Pushes Back Debut] Reference
Grain is oblong, obtusely trigonous, or concavo-convex, red-brown and rugulose on the ventral side. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference
The admiral appeared either to have obtusely misunderstood or to be deliberately thwarting Admiralty orders. From Wordnik.com. [Castles of Steel]
But Penny Boudreau will get her day in court--as the law obtusely demands in the face of the mob's knowledge. From Wordnik.com. [The Bridgewater mother: Trial? Why?] Reference
Nevertheless, to be perfectly accurate, I was using the word nonplussed obtusely if not downright inccorrectly. From Wordnik.com. [Friday! June 26 – The Bleat.] Reference
"There are things we're incapable of bringing out from a flow standpoint," said his colleague, somewhat obtusely. From Wordnik.com. [No Red-Checked Tablecloths: A True Tuscan on East 55th] Reference
The challenging writing, obtusely beautiful ads, and the sheer heft of the physical magazine have a special alchemy. From Wordnik.com. [John Seed: Artforum: Slowly Sinking in a Sea of Bloggers? Not Quite...] Reference
But I cannot help but wonder if your homoscedastic estimation of events is obtusely contrived or imminently imposed upon you. From Wordnik.com. [Corrections « BuzzMachine] Reference
Aha Ha! Loyalest of all my disloyal loyalists, I hereby forbid you from feeding me such obtusely obvious straight lines again. From Wordnik.com. [Orphans of Chaos] Reference
There probably would have been no controversy if the President had chosen a different adjective: ludicrously, preposterously, obtusely. From Wordnik.com. [Leighann Lord: The Palin-Clinton Coffee Klatsch] Reference
Their future is foretold during a family dinner at Cindy's house when Dean speaks obtusely of his failure to graduate from high school. From Wordnik.com. [I Love You, Brave, Bracing 'Blue Valentine'] Reference
As you asked previously and obtusely, if the similarities are supposed to mean common descent, what are the differences supposed to mean?. From Wordnik.com. [Yet another reason Paul Nelson is extremely silly - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
In the transverse section of the stem the outline is ovate, laterally compressed, obtusely keeled at the back and somewhat concave in the front. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference
These are also used by watchmakers, are of neat construction and differ from most pliers in having an obtusely rounded point (see Fig. 19, A and B). From Wordnik.com. [Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.] Reference
Corolla, 5 fleshy petals, obtusely lanceolate and bent downwards. From Wordnik.com. [The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines] Reference
It really is scary how obtusely Obama is clinging to labeling this as a "coup.". From Wordnik.com. [Hot Air » Top Picks] Reference
KayKay72: kctiger818, I think you are obtusely missing an important aspect of this. From Wordnik.com. [columbiatribune.com stories] Reference
The tactics used to handle these incidents have already been very obtusely unskillful. From Wordnik.com. [Phayul Latest News] Reference
Al-Bashir has already obtusely snubbed his southern partner, warning that the much-coveted. From Wordnik.com. [WISTV - Local News RSS] Reference
When do women want the bulky, solid reasons obtusely demanded by men before they can be enemies?. From Wordnik.com. [The Woman with the Fan] Reference
But there's a reason why such obtusely difficult and illogical sections of games are widely hated today. From Wordnik.com. [GameSetWatch] Reference
Leaflets ovate, acute, obtusely serrate, small transparent vesicles on the surface, spines on the midrib and common petiole. From Wordnik.com. [The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines] Reference
Side but thinly furnished; gibbous a little declineing, obtusely pointed, Soft flexable, and the upper disk longitudinally marked with a. From Wordnik.com. [The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806] Reference
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