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Obtusely :: Obtusely (adv.) In an obtuse manner.

Hogback :: Hogback (n.) An upward curve or very obtuse angle in the upper surface of any member, as of a timber laid horizontally; -- the opposite of camber..

Retund :: Retund (v. t.) To blunt; to turn, as an edge; figuratively, to cause to be obtuse or dull; as, to retund confidence..

Bluntness :: Bluntness (n.) Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; want of sharpness.

Boeotian :: Boeotian (a.) Of or pertaining to Boeotia; hence, stupid; dull; obtuse..

Obtuse-angular :: obtuse-angular (a.) Having an obtuse angle; as, an obtuse-angled triangle..

Heel :: Heel (n.) The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter. In the United States, specif., the obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping..

Obtuse :: Obtuse (superl.) Not pointed or acute; blunt; -- applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety degrees..

Hebetate :: Hebetate (a.) Obtuse; dull.

Kneed :: Kneed (a.) Geniculated; forming an obtuse angle at the joints, like the knee when a little bent; as, kneed grass..

Pointless :: Pointless (a.) Having no point; blunt; wanting keenness; obtuse; as, a pointless sword; a pointless remark..

Obtuse :: Obtuse (superl.) Dull; deadened; as, obtuse sound..

Suboccipital :: Subobtuse (a.) Partially obtuse.

Diamond :: Diamond (n.) A geometrical figure, consisting of four equal straight lines, and having two of the interior angles acute and two obtuse; a rhombus; a lozenge..

Thick-skinned :: Thick-skinned (a.) Having a thick skin; hence, not sensitive; dull; obtuse..

Bull''s-nose :: Bull's-nose (n.) An external angle when obtuse or rounded.

Hebetate :: Hebetate (v. t.) To render obtuse; to dull; to blunt; to stupefy; as, to hebetate the intellectual faculties..

Obtusion :: Obtusion (n.) The act or process of making obtuse or blunt.

Rhomb :: Rhomb (n.) An equilateral parallelogram, or quadrilateral figure whose sides are equal and the opposite sides parallel. The angles may be unequal, two being obtuse and two acute, as in the cut, or the angles may be equal, in which case it is usually called a square..

Acute :: Acute (a.) Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf..

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