As adjectives the difference between obese and obtuse
is that obese is extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m2 while obtuse is blunt; not sharp.
obese
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m2.
Synonyms
* See also
Derived terms
* obesity
* obeses
Phrases
* morbidly obese
* super obese
See also
* fat
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obtuse
English
Adjective
(en-adj)
Blunt; not sharp.
Intellectually dull or dim-witted.
Indirect or circuitous.
Of sound: deadened or muffled.
(geometry) Of an angle: greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees.
(geometry) Of a triangle: with one obtuse angle.
Synonyms
* (intellectually dull ): dense, dim, dim-witted, thick (informal)
* (of a sound ): deadened, muffled
* (blunt ): blunt, dull
* (of a triangle ): obtuse-angled
Antonyms
* (intellectually dull ): bright, intelligent, on the ball, quick off the mark, quick-witted, sharp, smart
* (of a sound ): clear
* (blunt ): pointed, sharp
* (of an angle ): acute
* (of a triangle ): acute, acute-angled
Related terms
* obtund
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