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obtuse
Definitions
(Adjective) Not expressed clearly, hard to understand. Slow or lacking the ability to comprehend, sense, understand; insensitive, stupid.2. Geometry an angle in a polygon greater than 90 degrees. (adv) obtusely, (noun) obtuseness.
Usage: The professor was being obtuse again, leaving me at a loss. Or was this my being obtuse? His obtuseness left me cold. Lawyers can say the simplest things obtusely.
to be big or large
(Adjective) greater than 90 degrees
(Adjective) 1. slow at understanding
2. of blunt shape
3. (of an angle) more than 90 but less than 108
(Adjective) Blunt, dull, indistinct in manner.
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