Obtuse vs Brusque - What's the difference?

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Obtuse is a related term of brusque.

As an adjective obtuse

is blunt; not sharp.

As a verb brusque is

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

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brusque

English

Alternative forms

* brusk

Adjective

(en-adj)

Rudely abrupt, unfriendly.

* 1858 , , Dr Thorne , ch. 3:

He was brusque , authoritative, given to contradiction, rough though never dirty in his personal belongings, and inclined to indulge in a sort of quiet raillery.

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