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1. | [ adjective ] characterized by disconcerting directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion | |
Synonyms: | frank forthright candid point-blank outspoken plainspoken free-spoken | |
Examples: | "blunt talking and straight shooting" "a blunt New England farmer" "my candid opinion" "forthright criticism" "a forthright approach to the problem" |
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Related terms: | direct | |
2. | [ adjective ] characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion | |
Synonyms: | frank forthright candid point-blank straight-from-the-shoulder outspoken plainspoken free-spoken | |
Examples: | "blunt talking and straight shooting" "a blunt New England farmer" "I gave them my candid opinion" "forthright criticism" "a forthright approach to the problem" "tell me w |
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Related terms: | direct | |
3. | [ adjective ] used of a knife or other blade; not sharp | |
Examples: | "a blunt instrument" |
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Related terms: | dull | |
4. | [ adjective ] having a broad or rounded end | |
Examples: | "thick marks made by a blunt pencil" "a blunt instrument" |
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Related terms: | pointless | |
5. | [ verb ] make less intense | |
Examples: | "blunted emotions" |
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Related terms: | weaken | |
6. | [ verb ] make dull or blunt, as of sharp edges or knives' blades | |
Synonyms: | dull | |
Related terms: | sharpen change | |
7. | [ verb ] make numb or insensitive | |
Synonyms: | benumb dull numb | |
Examples: | "The shock numbed her senses" |
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Related terms: | desensitize desensitize | |
8. | [ verb ] make less sharp | |
Examples: | "blunt the knives" |
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Related terms: | change | |
9. | [ adjective ] devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment | |
Synonyms: | stark crude | |
Examples: | "the blunt truth" "the crude facts" "facing the stark reality of the deadline" |
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Related terms: | unconditional | |
10. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3212 | |
11. | [ verb ] make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation | |
Synonyms: | deaden | |
Examples: | "Terror blunted her feelings" "deaden a sound" |
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Related terms: | enliven change dampen petrify obtund stultification | |
Similar spelling: |
Blount bluntly blunted blintz Blanton blintze blantyre blend blind bland blond blende blonde blandly blinded blender blended Blondin blunder Blandon blindly blinder |