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obtuse (adjective), more obtuse, most obtuse
1. Slow to understand or to perceive something; lacking fast perception or intellect: The politician appeared more obtuse than she really was when she asked nonsensical questions at the debate with her opponent.
2. In mathematics, an angle greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees: Jeff's geometry teacher required him to learn to calculate and to draw an obtuse angle before he could pass his test.
3. Blunt, not sharp or pointed: The forester used an obtuse knife to carve into the stump the date the tree was cut down.
4. A description of tree leaves that have rounded or have blunt tips: Cleo noticed that maple trees do not have obtuse leaves.
5. Etymology: from Middle French obtus, obtuse, from Latin obtusus, "blunted, dull"; from obtundere, "to beat against, to make dull"; from ob, "against" + tundere, "to beat".
Slow to realize how something should be done.
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Slow to perceive or to understand.
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Dull or ignorant.
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1. Slow to understand or to perceive something.
2. Lacking fast perception or intellect. (3)
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obtuse angle
An angle that has a measure of more than 90° and less than 180°.
This entry is located in the following unit: Measurements and Mathematics Terms (page 7)