Difference between Obtuse and Slow

What is the difference between Obtuse and Slow?

Obtuse as an adjective is blunt; not sharp. while Slow as an adjective is taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.

Obtuse

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Blunt; not sharp. Intellectually dull or dim-witted. Indirect or circuitous. Of sound: deadened or muffled. Of an angle: greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees. Of a triangle: with one obtuse angle.

Slow

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.Not hasty; not precipitate; lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation.Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Someone who is slow; a sluggard.A slow song.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Slowly (usually in combinations).

Example sentence: Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.

We hope you now know whether to use Obtuse or Slow in your sentence.

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