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 degrees.
2. Not having acute sensibility or
perceptions; dull; stupid; as, obtuse senses.
Milton.
3. Dull; deadened; as, obtuse
sound. Johnson.