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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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1. a. : not pointed or acute : blunt. b (1) of an angle : exceeding 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees. (2) : having an obtuse angle. an obtuse triangle. see triangle illustration. c. of a leaf : rounded at the free end. 2. a. : lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect : insensitive, stupid. He is too obtuse to take a hint.
OBTUSE definition: 1. (of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180° 2. stupid and slow to understand, or unwilling to…. Learn more.
OBTUSE meaning: 1. (of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180° 2. stupid and slow to understand, or unwilling to…. Learn more.
Obtuse definition: not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.. See examples of OBTUSE used in a sentence.
Someone who is obtuse has difficulty understanding things, or makes no effort to understand them.
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).
1. a. Lacking quickness of perception or intellect. b. Characterized by a lack of intelligence or sensitivity: an obtuse remark. c. Not distinctly felt: an obtuse pain. 2. a. Not sharp, pointed, or acute in form; blunt. b. Having an obtuse angle: an obtuse triangle. c. Botany Having a blunt or rounded tip: an obtuse leaf.
