i just remembered the proper word for 99% of all javascript and related web dev error messages:
OBTUSE
adjective
- not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.
Synonyms: unobservant, dim, slow, boorish, gauche, imperceptive, blind, insensitive, tactless, unfeeling
- not sharp, acute, or pointed; blunt in form.
(of a leaf, petal, etc.) rounded at the extremity.
- indistinctly felt or perceived, as pain or sound.
it is the exact opposite of "ninja" and "smart" and "sharp" and "precise"