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- pronunciation:
 b
tus
[or]
b
tyus
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of an angle, greater than ninety degrees and less than 180 degrees.
- antonyms:
- acute
- similar words:
- oblique
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| definition 2: |
not keen or quick to notice, feel, or comprehend; dull or insensitive.
She was utterly annoyed with him, but being a bit obtuse, he failed to recognize it.- synonyms:
- blunt, dull, impassive, insensate, insensible, insensitive, stolid, unfeeling
- antonyms:
- astute, clever
- similar words:
- bovine, callous, crass, crude, dense, slow, stupid, thick, thick-skinned
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| definition 3: |
rounded or blunt at the tip.
- synonyms:
- blunt, dull
- antonyms:
- acute
- similar words:
- pointless, round, rounded
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| related words: |
blind, blunt, dim |
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| derivations: |
obtusely (adv.), obtuseness (n.) |
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