Nov 4, 2011 · There’s a lot to understand about obtuse, so we’ll get straight to the point. Obtuse comes from a Latin word, obtusus, meaning “dull” or “blunt.”

OBTUSE definition: not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull. See examples of obtuse used in a sentence.

To be hackneyed, if you're a hammer (or anything that's obtuse), everything looks like a nail.

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, …

Definition of obtuse adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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.

Someone who is obtuse has difficulty understanding things, or makes no effort to understand them.

OBTUSE meaning: 1 : stupid or unintelligent not able to think clearly or to understand what is obvious or simple; 2 : not ending in a sharp point measuring between 90 degrees and 180 …

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. adjective Not pointed or acute; blunt; -- applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing more …

Obtuse generally refers to an angle that measures more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees. In a broader sense, it can also be used to describe someone or something as not …