OBTUSE

(adj.) of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
She drew an obtuse-angled triangle. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) 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", "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions", "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse", "worked with the slow students"
synonyms : dense , dim , dull , dumb , slow
(adj.) 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"
synonyms : purblind
She was too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex
The leaf was obtuse in shape. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for obtuse

(Tag: ) obtuse refers to angles between two lines which is >90 degrees.....the line appears like its leaning towards the wall which is inactive and stupid
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(Tag: ) imagine a pencil tip...the more obtuse the angle between the two edges of the tip...the more blunt the tip is..
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(Tag: ) obtuse = big/fat so it means moti buddhi ha ha ha
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(Tag: ) Obtuse..."of little use"
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(Tag: Eng) an Obtuse angle (>90) takes more time to close than an acute angle;likewise, it takes more time for an Obtuse person to get a hint, idea, etc than for an acute (intelligent) person
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(Tag: ) opposite of ACUTE with respect to all meanings...
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(Tag: ) Like an obtuse angle, a FOOL's mouth will be always wide open(speaking uselessly)
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(Tag: english) obtuse-I still remember my childhood time when i was unable to answer the value of the obtuse angle because i was mentally dull
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