adjective
of an angle
Examples
- between 90 and 180 degrees
adjective
(of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex
adjective
lacking in insight or discernment
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
adjective
slow to learn or understand
Synonyms
Examples
- 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