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  • 61obtuse —   Blunt or rounded at the apex, e.g. the leaflets of Stangeria eriopus.   Cf. acute …

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  • 62obtuse — adj 1. blunt, rounded, smooth, unpointed, unedged. 2. phlegmatic, sluggish, slow, torpid; dormant, stagnant, inactive, inert, passive; hebetudinous, lethargic, languid, listless; torporific, droopy, spiritless, leaden, heavy, vapid. 3.… …

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  • 63obtuse — ob·tuse …

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  • 64obtuse — ob•tuse [[t]əbˈtus, ˈtyus[/t]] adj. 1) not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; insensitive; dull 2) not sharp, acute, or pointed; blunt 3) bot (of a leaf, petal, etc.) rounded at the extremity 4) indistinctly felt or perceived,… …

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  • 65obtuse — /əbˈtjus / (say uhb tyoohs), /ɒb / (say ob ) adjective 1. blunt in form; not sharp or acute. 2. (of a leaf, petal, etc.) rounded at the extremity. 3. not sensitive or observant; stupid; dull in perception, feeling, or intellect. 4. indistinctly… …

  • 66obtuse angle — /əbtjus ˈæŋgəl/ (say uhbtyoohs angguhl) noun an angle exceeding 90° but less than 180° …

  • 67obtuse — adj. 1 dull witted; slow to understand. 2 of blunt form; not sharp pointed or sharp edged. 3 (of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180°. 4 (of pain or the senses) dull; not acute. Derivatives: obtusely adv. obtuseness n. obtusity n. Etymology …

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  • 68obtuse leaf — noun a simple leaf having a rounded or blunt tip • Hypernyms: ↑simple leaf …

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  • 69Obtuser — Obtuse Ob*tuse a. [Compar. {Obtuser}; superl. {Obtusest}.] [L. obtusus, p. p. of obtundere to blunt: cf. F. obtus. See {Obtund}.] 1. Not pointed or acute; blunt; applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 70Obtusest — Obtuse Ob*tuse a. [Compar. {Obtuser}; superl. {Obtusest}.] [L. obtusus, p. p. of obtundere to blunt: cf. F. obtus. See {Obtund}.] 1. Not pointed or acute; blunt; applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English