The Clue
Not sharp (6 letter answer)
The Answer
OBTUSE
Tags
Notes
The answer OBTUSE is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 650 puzzles.
Related Clues
Blunt
Dense
Dimwitted
Dull
Insensitive
Thick
Dense or dull
Dull; dense
Dull-witted
Far from sharp
Hardly brainy
Kind of triangle
Slow to catch on
Slow on the uptake
Slow-witted
More than 90°
Not exactly insightful
Definition
OBTUSE as an adjective:
1. of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
2. of a leaf shape; rounded at the apex
3. (obtuse, purblind) = lacking in insight or discernment; "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"; "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin
4. (dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow) = slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"