obtuse

4 definitions • 2 examples

(of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180°

stupid and slow to understand, or unwilling to try to understand:

The answer's obvious - or are you being deliberately obtuse?

(of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180°, or (of a triangle) containing an angle of more than 90° and less than 180°

stupid or slow to understand:

I’m not trying to be obtuse, but I don’t get it.