The Only Use of
obtuse
in
Lord of the Flies
- On the other side of the island, swathed at midday with mirage, defended by the shield of the quiet lagoon, one might dream of rescue; but here, faced by the brute obtuseness of the ocean, the miles of division, one was clamped down, one was helpless, one was condemned, one was— Simon was speaking almost in his ear.†
p. 111.1
Definition:
slow to learn or understand