Obtuse vs Facetious - What's the difference?
obtuse | facetious |
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.
Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant.
Pleasantly humorous, jocular.
As adjectives the difference between obtuse and facetious
is that obtuse is blunt; not sharp while facetious is treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant.obtuse
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(en-adj)Synonyms
* (intellectually dull ): dense, dim, dim-witted, thick (informal) * (of a sound ): deadened, muffled * (blunt ): blunt, dull * (of a triangle ): obtuse-angledAntonyms
* (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-angledExternal links
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* (English Citations of "obtuse") ----facetious
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Robbie's joke about Heather's picture was just him being facetious .