Found 3 items, similar to obtuse.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: obtuse
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: obtuse
obtuse
adj 1: of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees [ant:
acute]
2: of a leaf shape; rounded at the apex
3: lacking in insight or discernment;
“too obtuse to grasp the
implications of his behavior”;
“a purblind oligarchy that
flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to
the dustbin”- Jasper Griffin [syn:
purblind]
4: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity;
“so dense he never understands anything I say to him”;
“never met anyone quite so dim”;
“although dull at
classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly
quick”- Thackeray;
“dumb officials make some really dumb
decisions”;
“he was either normally stupid or being
deliberately obtuse”;
“worked with the slow students”
[syn:
dense,
dim,
dull,
dumb,
slow]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Obtuse
Obtuse
\Ob*tuse"\ a. [Compar.
Obtuser; superl.
Obtusest.]
[L. obtusus, p. p. of obtundere to blunt: cf. F. obtus. See
Obtund.]
1. Not pointed or acute; blunt; -- applied esp. to angles
greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety
degrees.
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2. Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; not alert,
especially to the feelings of others; dull; stupid; as,
obtuse senses. --Milton.
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3. Dull; deadened; as, obtuse sound. --Johnson.
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