obtuse

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obtuse Definition

• (a) of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
• (s) of a leaf shape; rounded at the apex
• (s) 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
• (s) slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials mak

obtuse Synonyms

• dense
• dim
• dull
• dumb
• obtuse
• purblind
• slow