obtuse
51obtuse — ob·tuse || É™b tuËs / tju adj. slow, foolish, stupid; blunt; of an angle between 90 and 180 degrees (Geometry); having blunt tipped leaves (Botany) …
52obtuse — adjective 1》 annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand. 2》 (of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180°. 3》 not sharp pointed or sharp edged; blunt. Derivatives obtusely adverb obtuseness noun obtusity noun Origin ME: from L. obtusus,… …
53obtuse — a. 1. Blunt. 2. Dull, stupid, stolid, doltish, blockish, stockish, heavy, slow, unintelligent, unintellectual, dull witted, blunt witted. 3. Dull, obscure, deadened, muffled …
54obtuse — Blunt or rounded at the apex, e.g. the leaflets of Stangeria eriopus. Cf. acute …
55obtuse — adj 1. blunt, rounded, smooth, unpointed, unedged. 2. phlegmatic, sluggish, slow, torpid; dormant, stagnant, inactive, inert, passive; hebetudinous, lethargic, languid, listless; torporific, droopy, spiritless, leaden, heavy, vapid. 3.… …
56obtuse — ob·tuse …
57obtuse — ob•tuse [[t]əbˈtus, ˈtyus[/t]] adj. 1) not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; insensitive; dull 2) not sharp, acute, or pointed; blunt 3) bot (of a leaf, petal, etc.) rounded at the extremity 4) indistinctly felt or perceived,… …
58obtuse — /əbˈtjus / (say uhb tyoohs), /ɒb / (say ob ) adjective 1. blunt in form; not sharp or acute. 2. (of a leaf, petal, etc.) rounded at the extremity. 3. not sensitive or observant; stupid; dull in perception, feeling, or intellect. 4. indistinctly… …
59obtuse — adj. 1 dull witted; slow to understand. 2 of blunt form; not sharp pointed or sharp edged. 3 (of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180°. 4 (of pain or the senses) dull; not acute. Derivatives: obtusely adv. obtuseness n. obtusity n. Etymology …
60obtuse bisectrix — Crystall. See under bisectrix (def. 1). [1895 1900] * * * …
