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obtuse (iou)



obtuse adjective. LME.
[Latin obtusus pa. pple of obtundere OBTUND.]
Chiefly Botany & Zoology. Not sharp or pointed, blunt. LME.
Not acutely sensitive or perceptive; dull; stupid. E16.
U. Bentley How obtuse I had been not to suspect some trouble at home behind Grass's aggressive behaviour.
b. Of pain: indistinctly felt or perceived, dull. E17.
Geometry. Of a plane angle: greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees. L16.
obtusely adverb E16.
obtuseness noun the quality of being obtuse, bluntness; esp. dullness of feeling, insensitivity, stupidity: M17.
obtusity noun obtuseness E19.