obtuse

ob·tuse  (b-ts, -tys, b-)

adj. ob·tus·er, ob·tus·est

1.

a. Lacking quickness of perception or intellect.

b. Characterized by a lack of intelligence or sensitivity: an obtuse remark.

c. Not distinctly felt: an obtuse pain.

2.

a. Not sharp, pointed, or acute in form; blunt.

b. Having an obtuse angle: an obtuse triangle.

c. Botany. Having a blunt or rounded tip: an obtuse leaf.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin obtsus, past participle of obtundere, to blunt; see obtund.]

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ob·tusely adv.

ob·tuseness n.

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obtuse [əbˈtjuːs]

adj

1. mentally slow or emotionally insensitive

2. (Mathematics) Maths

a.  (of an angle) lying between 90° and 180°

b.  (of a triangle) having one interior angle greater than 90°

3. not sharp or pointed

4. indistinctly felt, heard, etc.; dull obtuse pain

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of a leaf or similar flat part) having a rounded or blunt tip

[from Latin obtūsus dulled, past participle of obtundere to beat down; see obtund]

obtusely  adv

obtuseness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	obtuse - of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees acute - of an angle; less than 90 degrees
	2.	obtuse - (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex unsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
	3.	obtuse - 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 purblind undiscerning - lacking discernment
	4.	obtuse - 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 make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students" dumb, slow, dense, dim, dull stupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

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obtuse

adjective stupid, simple, slow, thick, dull, dim, dense, dumb (informal), sluggish, retarded, simple-minded, dozy (Brit. informal), witless, stolid, dopey (informal), moronic, brainless, uncomprehending, cretinous, unintelligent, half-witted, slow on the uptake (informal), braindead (informal), dumb-ass (informal), doltish, dead from the neck up (informal), boneheaded (slang), thickheaded, dull-witted, imperceptive, slow-witted, muttonheaded (slang), thick as mince (Scot. informal), woodenheaded (informal) I think you're being deliberately obtuse.
quick, bright, sharp, keen, smart, clever, shrewd, astute

Translations

obtuse [əbˈtjuːs] ADJ

1. (Math) → obtuso

2. (= stupid, insensitive) [person] → obtuso, torpe; [remark] → desacertado, poco inteligente
he can be very obtuse at times → a veces puede ser muy obtuso
now you're just being obtuse → te empeñas en no comprender

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obtuse [əbˈtjuːs] adj

[person] → obtus(e)

[angle] → obtus(e)

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obtuse

adj

(Geometry) → stumpf

person → begriffsstutzig, beschränkt; are you just being obtuse? → tust du nur so beschränkt?

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obtuse [əbˈtjuːs] adj (gen) (Math) → ottuso/a; (remark) → stolto/a

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obtuse [əbˈtjuːs] adj (gen) (Math) → ottuso/a; (remark) → stolto/a

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obtuse

adj obtuse [əbˈtjuːs]

(of an angle) greater than a right-angle. stomp, stoets مُنْفَرِج الزاويَه тъп ъгъл tupý stump stumpf αμβλύς (για γωνία) obtuso nürinurkne منفرجه؛ باز tylppäkulmainen obtus זָווִית קֵהָה अधिक tup tompa tumpul sljór ottuso 鈍角の 둔각의 bukas plats (leņķis) cakah stomp stump (vinkel) rozwarty obtuso obtuz тупой tupý top tup ugao trubbig ซึ่งเป็นมุมป้าน geniş açı 鈍角的，圓頭的 тупий زاويۂ قائمہ يا منفرجہ سے بڑا زاويہ tù (góc) 钝角的，圆头的