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obtuse

Dictionary definition · obtuse

adjective

  1. of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
  2. (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex
  3. lacking in insight or discernment"too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"
  4. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity"so dense he never understands anything I say to him"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).