Obtusest

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Obtuse \Ob*tuse"\ a. [Compar. {Obtuser}; superl. {Obtusest}.]
     [L. obtusus, p. p. of obtundere to blunt: cf. F. obtus. See
     {Obtund}.]
     1. Not pointed or acute; blunt; -- applied esp. to angles
        greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety
        degrees.


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     2. Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; not alert,
        especially to the feelings of others; dull; stupid; as,
        obtuse senses. --Milton.
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     3. Dull; deadened; as, obtuse sound. --Johnson.
        [1913 Webster] Obtuse-angled