obtuse

[US]/əbˈtjuːs/
[UK]/əbˈtuːs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. having a round or blunt tip; not sharp; dull-witted

Phrases & Collocations

obtuse angle

obtuse triangle

Example Sentences

be obtuse in understanding

Petals oblong, with brown featherlike venation pattern, obtuse apically.

At the time, I was too obtuse to grasp the true implications of her behavior.

Calyx lobes 4 or 5 or rarely more, usually short, caducous or persistent, apex usually obtuse, rarely connate and then calyptrate.

Petals elliptic, ca. 3 × 1.5 mm, obtuse apically, with brown featherlike venation pattern, revolute at anthesis.

leaf blade ovate, broadly ovate, or rhombic-ovate, 3-7 × 1.8-3.5 cm, leathery, abaxially pruinose-green, adaxially dark green, base obtuse or acute, apex (obtuse or) acute to subacuminate;

basal leaf blade obovate, oblong, broadly elliptic, or orbicular, 9-12 × 5-16 mm, margin entire, narrowly brown lunulate, apex obtuse to rounded.

Seeds elliptic, base sharp, apex retuse, back chalazal knot zonate, with transverse and obtuse ribs, ventral holes furrowed from upper middle to apex.

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