adjective · rare

obtuse

ob·tuse

obtuse · obtuser · obtusest

тупий

тупой, недалёкий, приглушённый, притуплённый

stumpf, beschränkt, indirekt, unterdrückt

Blunt; not sharp, pointed, or acute in formBlunt; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form.

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UK/əbˈtjuːs/US/əbˈt(j)us/

» She complained of an obtuse pain in her back.

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Meaning

7 senses

Blunt; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form.
Blunt; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form.
Blunt, or rounded at the extremity.
(of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex
(specifically)Larger than one, and smaller than two right angles, equivalently more than 90° and less than 180°.
stumpf
тупо́йtupój
тупи́йtupýj
Obtuse-angled, having an obtuse angle.
of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
Intellectually dull or dim-witted.
begriffsstutzig, beschränkt, stumpf
тупо́йtupój, недалёкийnedaljókij
Of sound, etc.: deadened, muffled, muted.
unterdrückt, gedämpft, abgeschwächt
приглушённыйpriglušónnyj
Indirect or circuitous.
indirekt, umständlich, weitschweifig

Examples

3 sentences

She complained of an obtuse pain in her back.
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Pedants delight in being obtuse.
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When you think about it, it's all Kenny's fault for being so obtuse.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

geometry: larger than 90° but less than 180°:

Русский

By meaning 3

botany, zoology: blunt:

intellectually dull:

deadened, muffled, muted:

Deutsch

By meaning 4

botany, zoology: blunt:

intellectually dull:

deadened, muffled, muted:

indirect or circuitous — see also indirect, circuitous:

Origin

From Middle English obtuse, from Latin obtūsus (“blunt, dull; obtuse”), past participle of

From Middle English obtuse, from Latin obtūsus (“blunt, dull; obtuse”), past participle of obtundere, from obtundō (“to batter, beat, strike; to blunt, dull”), from ob- (“against”) (see ob-) + tundō (“to beat, strike; to bruise, crush, pound”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd-, from *(s)tew- (“to hit; to push”)). More at obtund.

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