of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
Used in a Sentence
obtuse
How to use obtuse in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for obtuse.
Editorial note
It's like MS is being obtuse on purpose.
Examples11
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of obtuse gathered in one view.
(of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex
lacking in insight or discernment; "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"; "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for obtuse.
adjective
of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
adjective
(of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex
adjective
lacking in insight or discernment; "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"; "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin
See also: purblind
adjective
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"
Example sentences
It's like MS is being obtuse on purpose.
Either that or the whole thing was a whimsical piece of obtuse preplanned PR, which still says a lot.
Learning Git would be an investment with a much lower cost if it wasn't so terribly obtuse.
I just can't stomach the obtuse logic that we need to pay our taxes to employ these virtual minders.
You can say "government created the problem" but that's totally obtuse.
This comment seems willfully obtuse in my opinion.
[1] I'm really sorry to be obtuse here, but I'm trying to be careful not to write anything that might be construed as an endorsement.
I realize the article is about 5 years old, but Linux has been around for a long time now, and sound is a really basic function I'd expect even obtuse geeks would want to solve.
Just go to the web front end and arrange your Boolean logic operations with this impossibly obtuse drag-and-drop graphical programming hack we came up with.
Its core design is a masterpiece and ought to be studied as an example of the power of software design itself—something we're mostly still pretty bad at. It might be hard to get that taken seriously, though, since on the surface Emacs is obtuse, clunky, and old. Only when you dive underneath does it become orderly and beautiful.
That also largely depends on if they are being wilfully obtuse, or lack the basic comprehension skills involved with recognising wider context beyond the level of single sentences, which seem to be the main two areas of confusion here so far.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use obtuse in a sentence?
It's like MS is being obtuse on purpose.
What does obtuse mean?
of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
What part of speech is obtuse?
obtuse is commonly used as adjective.