Obtuse Definition

ŏb-to͝os, -tyo͝os, əb-
obtusest, obtuser
adjective
obtuser, obtusest
Lacking quickness of perception or intellect.
American Heritage
Characterized by a lack of intelligence or sensitivity.
An obtuse remark.
American Heritage
Greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees.
An obtuse angle.
Webster's New World
Not sharp or pointed; blunt.
Webster's New World
Not distinctly felt.
An obtuse pain.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Obtuse

Adjective

Base Form:
obtuse
Comparative:
obtuser
Superlative:
obtusest

Origin of Obtuse

  • From Latin obtusus, past participle of obtundere (“to strike at or upon, beat, blunt, dull"), from ob (“upon") + tundere (“to strike").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin obtūsus past participle of obtundere to blunt obtund

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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