Meaning of obtuse
Definition of obtuse
(adj)
of an angle;
between
90 and 180 degrees
(of a
leaf
shape)
rounded
at the
apex
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
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"
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