Obtuse

[əb'tjuːs]

Definition

(adj.) lacking in insight or discernment; 'too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior'; 'a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin'- Jasper Griffin .

(adj.) of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees .

(adj.) (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex .

Typist: Merritt--From WordNet

Definition

(superl.) Not pointed or acute; blunt; -- applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety degrees.

(superl.) Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; dull; stupid; as, obtuse senses.

(superl.) Dull; deadened; as, obtuse sound.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Dull, stupid, stolid, doltish, blockish, stockish, heavy, slow, unintelligent, unintellectual, shallow, dull-witted, blunt-witted.

Typist: Sharif

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Dull, stupid, unintelligent, stolid, doltish

ANT:Acute, clever, intelligent, quick, sharp

Editor: Trudy

Definition

adj. blunt: not pointed: (bot.) blunt or rounded at the point as a leaf: stupid: not shrill: (geom.) greater than a right angle.—adjs. Obtuse′-ang′led Obtuse′-ang′ular having an angle greater than a right angle.—adv. Obtuse′ly.—ns. Obtuse′ness Obtus′ity.

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