The difference between Obtuse and Pointed

When used as adjectives, obtuse means , whereas pointed means sharp, barbed.

Obtuse is also verb with the meaning: to dull or reduce an emotion or a physical state.

check bellow for the other definitions of Obtuse and Pointed

Obtuse as an adjective (now, chiefly, botany, zoology):

; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form. Blunt, or rounded at the extremity. One that is larger than one and smaller than two right angles, or more than 90 and less than 180. , having an obtuse angle.
Obtuse as an adjective:

Intellectually dull or dim-witted.
Obtuse as an adjective:

Of sound, etc.: deadened, muffled, muted.
Obtuse as an adjective:

Indirect or circuitous.

Obtuse as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

To dull or reduce an emotion or a physical state.

Pointed as an adjective (comparable):

Sharp, barbed; not dull.

Examples:

"The warrior brandished a pointed spear."
Pointed as an adjective (not comparable):

In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities.

Examples:

"The Siamese is a pointed breed of cat."
Pointed as an adjective (comparable, of a comment or inference):

Directed negatively at a person or topic.