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obtuse    音标拼音: [ɑbt'us]
a. 钝的,不尖的,圆头的

钝的,不尖的,圆头的

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 [synonym: {obtuse}, {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" [synonym: {dense}, {dim}, {dull}, {dumb},
{obtuse}, {slow}]

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.
[1913 Webster]

2. Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; not alert,
especially to the feelings of others; dull; stupid; as,
obtuse senses. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]

3. Dull; deadened; as, obtuse sound. --Johnson.
[1913 Webster] Obtuse-angled

118 Moby Thesaurus words for "obtuse":
abrupt, affectless, anesthetized, arctic, asleep, autistic,
benumbed, bluff, blunt, blunt-edged, blunt-ended, blunt-pointed,
blunt-witted, blunted, bluntish, boneheaded, callous, catatonic,
chill, chilly, cloddish, cold, cold as charity, cold-blooded,
coldhearted, cool, dead, deadened, dense, dim, dim-witted,
dispassionate, doltish, dopey, drugged, dull, dull of mind,
dull-edged, dull-headed, dull-pated, dull-pointed, dull-witted,
dulled, dullish, edgeless, emotionally dead, emotionless, faired,
fat-witted, frigid, frosted, frosty, frozen, gross-headed,
heartless, heavy, hebetudinous, icy, immovable, impassible,
impassive, imperceptive, impercipient, inexcitable, insensate,
insensible, insensitive, insentient, insusceptible, loutish,
lumpish, mentally retarded, nonemotional, numb, numbed, oafish,
obdurate, objective, out of touch, passionless, pointless, rounded,
self-absorbed, simple, slow, slow-witted, sluggish, smoothed,
soulless, spiritless, stolid, thick, thick-brained, thick-headed,
thick-pated, thick-skinned, thick-witted, thickheaded,
thickskulled, unaffectionate, unedged, unemotional, unfeeling,
unfelt, unimpassioned, unimpressionable, unloving, unpassionate,
unperceptive, unpointed, unresponding, unresponsive, unsharp,
unsharpened, unsusceptible, unsympathetic, untouchable, wooden


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  • OBTUSE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of OBTUSE is not pointed or acute : blunt How to use obtuse in a sentence Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Obtuse
  • OBTUSE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    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 | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    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 - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
    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 - definition of obtuse by The Free Dictionary
    1 not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; insensitive; dull 2 not sharp, acute, or pointed; blunt 3 (of a leaf, petal, etc ) rounded at the extremity 4 indistinctly felt or perceived, as pain or sound ob•tuse′ness, n
  • obtuse adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and . . .
    (formal, disapproving) slow or unwilling to understand something Are you being deliberately obtuse? Perhaps I’m being obtuse, but what has all this got to do with me? He was either completely ignorant or being wilfully obtuse She was the most obtuse person I’d ever met
  • OBTUSE - Definition Translations | Collins English Dictionary
    Discover everything about the word "OBTUSE" in English: meanings, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one comprehensive guide
  • What does obtuse mean? - Definitions. net
    Obtuse generally refers to an angle that measures more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees In a broader sense, it can also be used to describe someone or something as not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect Etymology: [L obtusus, p p of obtundere to blunt: cf F obtus See Obtund ]
  • obtuse - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    obtuse (comparative obtuser or more obtuse, superlative obtusest or most obtuse) (now chiefly botany, zoology) Blunt; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form
  • obtuse - definition and meaning - Wordnik
    adjective Lacking quickness of perception or intellect adjective Characterized by a lack of intelligence or sensitivity adjective Not distinctly felt adjective Not sharp, pointed, or acute in form; blunt adjective Having an obtuse angle adjective Botany Having a blunt or rounded tip from The Century Dictionary





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