OBTUSE Ob*tuse". a. [Compar. Obtuser (; superl. Obtusest.] Etym: [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.
2. Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; dull; stupid; as, obtuse senses. Milton.
3. Dull; deadened; as, obtuse sound. Johnson.
OBTUSE-ANGLED; OBTUSE-ANGULAR
Ob*tuse"-an`gled, ob*tuse"-an`gu*lar, a.
Defn: Having an obtuse angle; as, an obtuse-angled triangle.
OBTUSELY
Ob*tuse"ly, adv.
Defn: In an obtuse manner.
OBTUSENESS
Ob*tuse"ness, n.
Defn: State or quality of being obtuse.