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obtuse
(/@/b't/u/s )

adjective (a)

  • of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees(adj.all)
    Antonym:
    acute
    source: wordnet30
  • Not pointed or acute; blunt; -- applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety degrees.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex(adj.all)
    source: wordnet30
  • lacking in insight or discernment(adj.all)
    Example:
    Too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior.
    Synonym:
    purblind
    source: wordnet30
  • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity(adj.all)
    Example:
    He was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse.
    Synonym:
    dense, dim, dull, dumb, slow
    source: wordnet30
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