obtuse (redirected from obtuser)

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

Adjective

1. mentally slow or emotionally insensitive

2. Maths (of an angle) between 90° and 180°

3. not sharp or pointed; blunt [Latin obtusus dulled]

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) << OPPOSITE clever

Translations

obtuse [əbˈtjuːs] adj → obtuso

obtuse [əbˈtjuːs] adj → obtus(e)

obtuse [əbˈtjuːs] adj [person, remark] → einfältig;

(Math) → stumpf

obtuse [əbˈtjuːs] adj → ottuso/a

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obtuse

adj obtuse [əbˈtjuːs]

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