Thesaurus: obtuse

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1. superl. Not pointed or acute; blunt; -- applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety degrees.
2. superl. Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; dull; stupid; as, obtuse senses.
3. superl. Dull; deadened; as, obtuse sound.
4. adj. of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
5. adj. (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex
6. adj. lacking in insight or discernment
7. adj. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
8. 1. Not pointed or acute; blunt; -- applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety degrees. 2. Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; dull; stupid; as, obtuse senses. Milton. 3. Dull; deadened; as, obtuse sound. Johnson.
9. Having an obtuse angle; as, an obtuse-angled triangle.
10. j:100 a. of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees s. (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex s. lacking in insight or discernment