obtuse
11obtuse — ● obtus, obtuse adjectif (latin obtusus) Qui manque de pénétration, de finesse ; borné : Une intelligence obtuse. Se dit d un angle géométrique dont l écart angulaire est compris strictement entre celui de l angle droit et celui de l angle plat.… …
12obtuse — ob|tuse [ əb tus ] adjective 1. ) FORMAL someone who is obtuse does not understand explanations or situations quickly: I think he was being deliberately obtuse. 2. ) TECHNICAL an obtuse angle is between 90º and 180º …
13obtuse — adjective (obtuser; est) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin obtusus blunt, dull, from past participle of obtundere to beat against, blunt, from ob against + tundere to beat more at ob , contusion Date: 15th century 1. a. not pointed or acute ; …
14obtuse — UK [əbˈtjuːs] / US [əbˈtus] adjective formal someone who is obtuse does not understand explanations or situations quickly I think he was being deliberately obtuse …
15obtuse — adjective /əbˈtjuːs,əbˈtʃuːs,əbˈt(j)us,ɑbˈt(j)us/ a) Blunt; not sharp. b) Intellectually dull or dim witted. Syn: dense, dim, dim witted …
16obtuse — 1. Dull in intellect; of slow understanding. 2. Blunt; not acute. [see obtund] * * * ob·tuse äb t(y)üs, əb adj, ob·tus·er; est 1) lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect 2) not pointed or acute <obtuse pain> …
17obtuse — adj. Obtuse is used with these nouns: ↑angle …
18obtuse — ob|tuse [əbˈtju:s US ˈtu:s] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: obtusus blunt , from obtundere to beat against, make blunt ] slow to understand things, in a way that is annoying ▪ But why? said Charles, being deliberately obtuse.… …
19obtuse — [16] The etymological meaning of obtuse is ‘beaten down, blunted’. It comes from Latin obtūsus, the past participle of obtundere, a compound verb formed from the prefix ob ‘against’ and tundere ‘beat’ (source of English contusion and related to… …
20obtuse — adjective he frustrated his teachers by pretending to be obtuse Syn: stupid, slow witted, slow, dull witted, unintelligent, ignorant, simpleminded, witless; insensitive, imperceptive, uncomprehending; informal dim, dimwitted, dense, dumb, slow on …
