Obtuse
- (now chiefly botany, zoology) Blunt; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form.
- (botany, zoology) Blunt, or rounded at the extremity.
- (geometry, specifically, of an angle) Larger than one, and smaller than two right angles, or more than 90° and less than 180°.
- (geometry, by ellipsis) Obtuse-angled, having an obtuse angle.
- Intellectually dull or dim-witted.
- Of sound, etc.: deadened, muffled, muted.
- Indirect or circuitous.
| Synonyms |
(intellectually dull): dense, dim, dim-witted, thick (informal)
(of a sound): deadened, muffled
(of a triangle): obtuse-angled
(now chiefly botany, zoology): blunt, dull
| Antonyms | Edit |
(intellectually dull): bright, intelligent, on the ball, quick off the mark, quick-witted, sharp, smart
(deadened, muffled, muted): clear, sharp
(of an angle): acute
(of a triangle): acute, acute-angled
(now chiefly botany, zoology): pointed, sharp