obtuse - Meaning in Tamil

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obtuse - Meaning in Tamil

obtuse Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of obtuse in English

obtuse adjective

1. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

   Synonyms

   dense, dim, dim, dull, dumb, slow

   Examples

   • "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"
   • "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"
   • "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"
   • "never met anyone quite so dim"
   • "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"
   • "worked with the slow students"
2. lacking in insight or discernment

   Synonyms

   purblind

   Examples

   • "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"
   • "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"
3. of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
4. (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex

Synonyms of obtuse

• dense, dim, dull, dumb, slow
• purblind

Antonyms of obtuse

acute

More matches for obtuse

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