<adj.all> 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
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
<adj.all> 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 dumb officials make some really dumb decisions he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse worked with the slow students
Obtuse \Ob*tuse"\ a. [Compar. {Obtuser}; superl. {Obtusest}.] [L. obtusus, p. p. of obtundere to blunt: cf. F. obtus. See {Obtund}.] 1. Not pointed or acute; blunt; -- applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety degrees.
2. Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; not alert, especially to the feelings of others; dull; stupid; as, obtuse senses. --Milton.
3. Dull; deadened; as, obtuse sound. --Johnson.
Its lanes curl between overhanging half-timbered facades, quirky, obtuse and secretive. One is never far from the canyon walls of the cathedral, dwarfing all human activity.
For some companies, the link between services and kids is a bit more obtuse.
In fact, he's obtuse, demanding, bossy, and grouchy to his wife and two kids.