Obtuse

Adjective



 * 1) Intellectually dull or dim-witted.
 * 2) Indirect or circuitous.
 * 3) Of sound: deadened or muffled.
 * 4) Blunt; not sharp.
 * 5)  Of an angle: greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees.
 * 6)  Of a triangle: with one obtuse angle.

Adverbs for Obtuse
pitiably; terribly; unbelievably; unimaginably; incurably; boorishly; rudely; incomprehensibly; inordinately; shockingly; inexpressibly; callously; stupidly; heavily; stolidly; doltishly; dully; unusually; uncommonly.

Thesaurus
dopey, drugged, dull, dull of mind, dull-edged, dull-headed, dull-pated, dull-pointed, dull-witted, dulled, dullish, edgeless, emotionally dead, emotionless, faired, fat-witted, frigid, frosted, frosty, frozen, gross-headed, heartless, heavy, hebetudinous, icy, immovable, impassible, impassive, imperceptive, impercipient, inexcitable, insensate, insensible, insensitive, insentient, insusceptible, loutish, lumpish, mentally retarded, nonemotional, numb, numbed, oafish, obdurate, objective, out of touch, passionless, pointless, rounded, self-absorbed, simple, slow, slow-witted, sluggish, smoothed, soulless, spiritless, stolid, thick, thick-brained, thick-headed, thick-pated, thick-skinned, thick-witted, thickheaded, thickskulled, unaffectionate, unedged, unemotional, unfeeling, unfelt, unimpassioned, unimpressionable, unloving, unpassionate, unperceptive, unpointed, unresponding, unresponsive, unsharp, unsharpened, unsusceptible, unsympathetic, untouchable, wooden, abrupt, affectless, anesthetized, arctic, asleep, autistic, benumbed, bluff, blunt, blunt-edged, blunt-ended, blunt-pointed, blunt-witted, blunted, bluntish, boneheaded, callous, catatonic, chill, chilly, cloddish, cold, cold as charity, cold-blooded, coldhearted, cool, dead, deadened, dense, dim, dim-witted, dispassionate, doltish,

Etymology
From obtusus:, past participle of obtundere: < ob: + tundere:.

Synonyms

 * (intellectually dull): dense, dim, dim-witted, thick
 * (of a sound): deadened, muffled
 * (blunt): blunt, dull
 * (of a triangle): obtuse-angled

Antonyms

 * (intellectually dull): bright, intelligent, on the ball, quick off the mark, quick-witted, sharp, smart
 * (of a sound): clear
 * (blunt): pointed, sharp
 * (of an angle): acute
 * (of a triangle): acute, acute-angled

Related terms

 * obtund

Translations

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