ob'tusely

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obtuse (əbˈtjuːs)

—*adj*
1.	mentally slow or emotionally insensitive
2.	maths
	a. (of an angle) lying between 90° and 180°
	b. (of a triangle) having one interior angle greater than 90°
3.	not sharp or pointed
4.	indistinctly felt, heard, etc; dull: obtuse pain
5.	(of a leaf or similar flat part) having a rounded or blunt tip

[C16: from Latin obtūsus dulled, past participle of obtundere to beat down; see obtund]

ob'tusely

—*adv*

ob'tuseness

—n

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