obtuse 音标拼音: [ɑbt'us]
a . 钝的,不尖的,圆头的
钝的,不尖的,圆头的
obtuse adj 1 :
of an angle ;
between 90 and 180 degrees [
ant : {
acute }]
2 : (
of a leaf shape )
rounded at the apex 3 :
lacking in insight or discernment ; "
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 [
synonym : {
obtuse }, {
purblind }]
4 :
slow to learn or understand ;
lacking intellectual acuity ; "
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 " [
synonym : {
dense }, {
dim }, {
dull }, {
dumb },
{
obtuse }, {
slow }]
Obtuse \
Ob *
tuse "\
a . [
Compar . {
Obtuser };
superl . {
Obtusest }.]
[
L .
obtusus ,
p .
p .
of obtundere to blunt :
cf .
F .
obtus .
See {
Obtund }.]
1 .
Not pointed or acute ;
blunt ; --
applied esp .
to angles greater than a right angle ,
or containing more than ninety degrees .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Not having acute sensibility or perceptions ;
not alert ,
especially to the feelings of others ;
dull ;
stupid ;
as ,
obtuse senses . --
Milton .
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
Dull ;
deadened ;
as ,
obtuse sound . --
Johnson .
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1913 Webster ]
Obtuse -
angled 118 Moby Thesaurus words for "
obtuse ":
abrupt ,
affectless ,
anesthetized ,
arctic ,
asleep ,
autistic ,
benumbed ,
bluff ,
blunt ,
blunt -
edged ,
blunt -
ended ,
blunt -
pointed ,
blunt -
witted ,
blunted ,
bluntish ,
boneheaded ,
callous ,
catatonic ,
chill ,
chilly ,
cloddish ,
cold ,
cold as charity ,
cold -
blooded ,
coldhearted ,
cool ,
dead ,
deadened ,
dense ,
dim ,
dim -
witted ,
dispassionate ,
doltish ,
dopey ,
drugged ,
dull ,
dull of mind ,
dull -
edged ,
dull -
headed ,
dull -
pated ,
dull -
pointed ,
dull -
witted ,
dulled ,
dullish ,
edgeless ,
emotionally dead ,
emotionless ,
faired ,
fat -
witted ,
frigid ,
frosted ,
frosty ,
frozen ,
gross -
headed ,
heartless ,
heavy ,
hebetudinous ,
icy ,
immovable ,
impassible ,
impassive ,
imperceptive ,
impercipient ,
inexcitable ,
insensate ,
insensible ,
insensitive ,
insentient ,
insusceptible ,
loutish ,
lumpish ,
mentally retarded ,
nonemotional ,
numb ,
numbed ,
oafish ,
obdurate ,
objective ,
out of touch ,
passionless ,
pointless ,
rounded ,
self -
absorbed ,
simple ,
slow ,
slow -
witted ,
sluggish ,
smoothed ,
soulless ,
spiritless ,
stolid ,
thick ,
thick -
brained ,
thick -
headed ,
thick -
pated ,
thick -
skinned ,
thick -
witted ,
thickheaded ,
thickskulled ,
unaffectionate ,
unedged ,
unemotional ,
unfeeling ,
unfelt ,
unimpassioned ,
unimpressionable ,
unloving ,
unpassionate ,
unperceptive ,
unpointed ,
unresponding ,
unresponsive ,
unsharp ,
unsharpened ,
unsusceptible ,
unsympathetic ,
untouchable ,
wooden
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OBTUSE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster dull, blunt, obtuse mean not sharp, keen, or acute dull suggests a lack or loss of keenness, zest, or pungency
OBTUSE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Obtuse definition: not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull See examples of OBTUSE used in a sentence
OBTUSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary He has been obtuse, difficult, totally irrational and unreasonable to the detriment of the whole of his country
OBTUSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary Someone who is obtuse has difficulty understanding things, or makes no effort to understand them
obtuse - Wiktionary, the free dictionary obtuse (comparative obtuser or more obtuse, superlative obtusest or most obtuse) (now chiefly botany, zoology) Blunt; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form quotations
Obtuse - definition of obtuse by The Free Dictionary 1 not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; insensitive; dull 2 not sharp, acute, or pointed; blunt 3 (of a leaf, petal, etc ) rounded at the extremity 4 indistinctly felt or perceived, as pain or sound ob•tuse′ness, n
Obtuse - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com The adjective obtuse literally means "rounded" or "blunt," but when it's used for a person, it means "not quick or alert in perception" — in other words, not the sharpest tool in the shed
obtuse adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and . . . Definition of obtuse adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
OBTUSE Synonyms: 193 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam . . . The words blunt and dull are common synonyms of obtuse While all three words mean "not sharp, keen, or acute," obtuse implies such bluntness as makes one insensitive in perception or imagination
OBTUSE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary To be hackneyed, if you're a hammer (or anything that's obtuse), everything looks like a nail