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- Dictionaryobtuse/əbˈtjuːs/
adjective
- 1. annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand: "he wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse"
- 2. (of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180°: "an obtuse angle of 150°"
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Obtuse can mean not pointed or acute, having an obtuse angle, or lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and related articles from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Obtuse can mean either an angle more than 90° and less than 180°, or a person who is stupid or slow to understand. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.
Obtuse can mean either an angle more than 90° and less than 180°, or a person who is stupid or slow to understand. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.
Obtuse definition: not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.. See examples of OBTUSE used in a sentence.
Obtuse means slow to understand, dull, or having a blunt angle. Learn the meaning, synonyms, and usage of obtuse with examples from Collins English Dictionary.
The adjective obtuse literally means "rounded" or "blunt," but when it's used for a person, it means "not quick or alert in perception" — in other words, not the sharpest tool in the shed. It's not just for dull people, but also dull angles: in geometry, an obtuse angle is one that is not so sharp (between 90 and 180 degrees).
Obtuse means lacking in intelligence, sensitivity, or sharpness, or having an obtuse angle or shape. Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of obtuse from various sources and dictionaries.
