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English to English adjective
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Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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having a broad or rounded end | | Example: thick marks made by a blunt pencil
source: wordnet30
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used of a knife or other blade; not sharp | | Example: a blunt instrument
source: wordnet30
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characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion | | Example: 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 what you think--and you may just as well be frank
it is possible to be outspoken without being rude
plainspoken and to the point
a point-blank accusation
source: wordnet30
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devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment | | Example: the blunt truth
the crude facts
facing the stark reality of the deadline
source: wordnet30 noun
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A fencer's foil. | | source: webster1913 verb
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make less intense | | Example: blunted emotions
source: wordnet30
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make numb or insensitive | | Example: The shock numbed her senses
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make dull or blunt | | Example: Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge
source: wordnet30
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make less sharp | | Example: blunt the knives
source: wordnet30
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make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation | | Example: Terror blunted her feelings
deaden a sound
source: wordnet30
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To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt. | | source: webster1913
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