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