obtuse meaning and definition

OBTUSE adjective

Definition of obtuse (adjective)

1. of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
   • antonym: 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
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: dense, dim, dull, dumb, slow