Definition of obtuse

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

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Obtuse-angular :: obtuse-angular (a.) Having an obtuse angle; as, an obtuse-angled triangle..
Obtuse :: Obtuse (superl.) Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; dull; stupid; as, obtuse senses..
Amblygon :: Amblygon (n.) An obtuse-angled figure, esp. and obtuse-angled triangle..
Stubbed :: Stubbed (a.) Reduced to a stub; short and thick, like something truncated; blunt; obtuse..
Dullness :: Dullness (n.) The state of being dull; slowness; stupidity; heaviness; drowsiness; bluntness; obtuseness; dimness; want of luster; want of vividness, or of brightness..
Thick-skinned :: Thick-skinned (a.) Having a thick skin; hence, not sensitive; dull; obtuse..
Tuberosity :: Tuberosity (n.) An obtuse or knoblike prominence; a protuberance.
Retund :: Retund (v. t.) To blunt; to turn, as an edge; figuratively, to cause to be obtuse or dull; as, to retund confidence..
Edgeless :: Edgeless (a.) Without an edge; not sharp; blunt; obtuse; as, an edgeless sword or weapon..
Obtusely :: Obtusely (adv.) In an obtuse manner.
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features..
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..
Dim :: Dim (superl.) Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse..
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..
Liroconite :: Liroconite (n.) A hydrated arseniate of copper, occurring in obtuse pyramidal crystals of a sky-blue or verdigris-green color..
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..
Suboccipital :: Subobtuse (a.) Partially obtuse.
Bluntness :: Bluntness (n.) Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; want of sharpness.
Obtuseness :: Obtuseness (n.) State or quality of being obtuse.
Obtuse-angled :: Obtuse-angled (a.) Alt. of obtuse-angula.
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