Canadian English Meaning of obtuse
obtuse
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Definitions and Meaning of obtuse in English
obtuse (a)
of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
obtuse (s)
(of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex
lacking in insight or discernment
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
obtuse (superl.)
Not pointed or acute; blunt; -- applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety degrees.
Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; dull; stupid; as, obtuse senses.
Dull; deadened; as, obtuse sound.
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obtuse
of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees, (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex, lacking in insight or discernment, slow to learn or understand; lacking intellec
blunt,blunted,dull,dulled,flattened,rounded,dull,even,level,smooth
Cutting,sharp,edgy,ground,honed,jagged,keen,Pointed,prickly,sharp
obtusangular => obtuse-angled, obturator vein => obturator vein, obturator => obturator, obturation => blockage, obturating => occluding,