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  1. obtuse:


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Detailed Synonyms for obtuse in English

obtuse:

obtuse adj

  1. obtuse
    stupid; obtuse; dull; dense
  2. obtuse
    – slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity 1
    dull; dense; dim; dumb; slow; obtuse
    – slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity 1
    • dull adj
      • although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick1
    • dense adj
      • so dense he never understands anything I say to him1
    • dim adj
      • never met anyone quite so dim1
    • dumb adj
      • dumb officials make some really dumb decisions1
    • slow adj
      • worked with the slow students1
    • obtuse adj
      • he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse1
  3. obtuse
    – lacking in insight or discernment 1
    obtuse; purblind
    – lacking in insight or discernment 1
    • obtuse adj
      • too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior1
    • purblind adj
      • a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin1
  4. obtuse
    – of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees 1
    obtuse
    – of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees 1
  5. obtuse
    – (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex 1
    obtuse
    – (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex 1

Related Words for "obtuse":

  • obtuseness, obtuser, obtusest, obtusely

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Related Definitions for "obtuse":

  1. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity1
    • he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse1
  2. lacking in insight or discernment1
    • too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior1
  3. of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees1
  4. (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex1

Related Synonyms for obtuse