Definition of Obtuse
Obtuse
ob·tuse
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(adjective)
dull, stupid, unintelligent or annoyingly slow to understand;
e.g. Some of her writings are indecent and her logic is obtuse.
(adjective)
not pointed or acute, physically blunt-edged;
e.g. The unusual tool had a blunt, obtuse edge.
(adjective)
(mathematics) descriptive of an angle exceeding 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees;
e.g. Mathematics and engineering proceed so much from the ninety-degree right angle: and the obtuse angles are the ones that are more than ninety degrees, bearing greater to the plane.
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