obtuse

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Synonyms: obtusa

Antonyms: obtusa

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|now|chiefly|botany|zoology}} {{l|en|blunt|Blunt}}; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form.
2. {{cap|intellectually}} [[dull]] or [[dim-witted]].
3. Of [[sound#Noun|sound]], etc.: [[deaden#Adjective|deadened]], [[muffled#Adjective|muffled]], [[muted#Adjective|muted]].
4. {{senseid|en|indirect circuitous}} {{cap|indirect}} or [[circuitous]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[dull#Verb|dull]] or [[reduce]] an [[emotion]] or a [[physical]] [[state#Noun|state]].

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