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obtuse

/əbˈt(j)us/ adjective C2
  1. Blunt; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form.
  2. Blunt, or rounded at the extremity.
  3. Having a measure between 90° and 180°.
  4. Obtuse-angled, having an obtuse angle.
  5. Intellectually dull or dim-witted.
  6. Of sound, etc.: deadened, muffled, muted.
  7. Indirect or circuitous.

Comparative obtuser · Superlative obtusest

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