obtuse

/əb'tus/ adjective
6 letters2 syllables8 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
ADJECTIVE
1

Lacking in insight or discernment.

“too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior”

2

Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity.

“he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse”

3

(of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex.

OTHER
1

Of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees.

WORD FORMS
Related formobtuseness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®10 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinobtuseway
Starts & ends withO … E
Syllablesob · tuse
SYNONYMS & RELATED12
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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