obtusity
/ɑbˈtusəti/
noun
- The quality of being slow to understand or perceive; dullness of mind.
- The teacher was patient with the student's obtusity, offering extra help after class.
- His obtusity during the meeting frustrated everyone who tried to explain the simple plan.
- She couldn't hide her obtusity when she failed to grasp the joke after three explanations.
- The state of being blunt or not sharp; lack of sharpness in an object or angle.
- The sculptor complained about the obtusity of his chisel, which wouldn't carve fine details.
- In geometry class, we measured the obtusity of the angle at 120 degrees.
- The obtusity of the old knife made it useless for cutting vegetables.
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