obtuse

Letters that make obtuse

s, o, b, e, t, u are letters that make 'obtuse'

Words within obtuse

OB, BTU, SE, use, US, Ob, Se are words within 'obtuse'

Anagrams of obtuse

buteos is an anagram of 'obtuse'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of obtuse

obtuser is a word created by adding a letter to 'obtuse'


4 possible definitions for 'obtuse'

Obtuse as "slow to learn or understand, lacking intellectual acuity"

Under this definition, obtuse is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dumb, dim, dense, dull, slow have the same meaning as 'obtuse'

Derivatives of obtuse

clumsiness, slow-wittedness, slowness, ineptitude, denseness, retardation, dullness, obtuseness, awkwardness, mental retardation, backwardness, subnormality, dumbness, ineptness, maladroitness are derivatives of 'obtuse'.

Similar to obtuse

stupid is similar to obtuse.

Example of obtuse used within this context

"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"


Obtuse as "of an angle, between 90 and 180 degrees"

Under this definition, obtuse is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

acute has the opposite meaning of obtuse


Obtuse as "(of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex"

Under this definition, obtuse is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of obtuse

obtuseness is a derivative of obtuse.

Similar to obtuse

simple, unsubdivided are similar to 'obtuse'.


Obtuse as "lacking in insight or discernment"

Under this definition, obtuse is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

purblind has the same meaning as obtuse

Derivatives of obtuse

dullness, obtuseness are derivatives of 'obtuse'.

Similar to obtuse

undiscerning is similar to obtuse.

Example of obtuse used within this context

"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



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