Canadian English Meaning of obtuse

obtuse

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Definitions and Meaning of obtuse in English

Wordnet

obtuse (a)

of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees

Wordnet

obtuse (s)

(of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex

lacking in insight or discernment

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

Webster

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,