- Types Of Speech
- You can use obtuse as a adjective satellite or as a article in a sentence.
- About Obtuse
- A 2 syllables adjective satellite and 6 letters with the letters b, e, o, s, t, and u, 3 consonants, 3 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters tu. Obtuse starts with and ends with a vowel with the starting letters o, ob, obt, obtu, obtus, and the ending characters are e, se, use, tuse, btuse, ..
- Definition
- 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 mak
- Origin/Roots
- Latin
- School Grade
- Obtuse is set as a grade eight word that starts with o, ends with e, 2 syllables, 3 vowels and 6 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is obtuse a scrabble word? A 8 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Obtuse in Pig Latin is said as "obtuseay or obtuseway".
- Unigram
- o | b | t | u | s | e
- Bigram
- ob | bt | tu | us | se
- Trigram
- obt | btu | tus | use
- Quadrigram
- obtu | btus | tuse
- Word Gram
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- 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 mak - 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 - of a leaf shape;
rounded at the apex
- Article Examples
- of an angle;
between 90 and 180 degrees
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abrupt | surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner "an abrupt reply" |
| Accumulated | brought together into a group or crowd "the accumulated letters in my office" |
| Adamant | very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem |
| Adamantine | not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course unsusceptible to persuasion "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind" "Cynthia was inexorable she would have none of him"- W.Churchill "an intransigent conservative opposed to every libera |
| Affectless | |
| Alcoholic | a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually |
| Alky | a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually |
| Amassed | brought together into a group or crowd "the accumulated letters in my office" |
| Anaesthetised | rendered insensible by means of anesthesia |
| Anaesthetized | rendered insensible by means of anesthesia |
View all cognitive synonyms for Obtuse
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Obtuse | 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 mak |
View English words with the unique letters used in obtuse. Words With The Letters Beostu
| Similar Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Stupid | a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!" |
| Title | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Build Vocabulary | Help obtuse | What are some of the best words to use to help improve vocabulary, whether by using or words that should be known by all... read more |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obtuse (6 letters) | 8 | 10 | obtuse |
Obtuse Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With O
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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