adjective
obtuse
ub-TOOS/əbˈtuːs/
Slow to understand or lacking sharpness of perception.
The learner appears obtuse when attempting the incompatible puzzle placement.
Etymology
Physical bluntness became a metaphor for dull or slow perception.
More examples
- Do not be deliberately obtuse about the obvious problem.
- His obtuse reply misses her point.
Forms
obtuse
Similar words
- unperceptive
- Lacking insight or awareness.
- dense
- An informal and insulting term for slow understanding.