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obtuse

/əb'tus/ · əbtus

Obtuse has 2 syllables: ob · tuse.

ob
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tuse
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adjective. Lacking in insight or discernment.

adjective. Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity.

adjective. (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex.

Of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees.

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