Obtuse - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|əbˈtuːs|
Brit.
|əbˈtjuːs|
adjective
- (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex
- lacking in insight or discernment (syn: purblind)
- lacking in insight or discernment (syn: purblind)
too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity (syn: dense, dim, dull, dumb, slow)he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
Extra examples
He is too obtuse to take a hint.
...obtuse scissors designed so that young users will not cut themselves...
'But why?' said Charles, being deliberately obtuse.
In fact, he was too obtuse even to realize that his assignment to Tejas was a demotion ...
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