BLUNT


Meaning of BLUNT in English

n. 25B6; adjective

a blunt knife : UNSHARPENED, dull, worn, edgeless.

the leaf is broad with a blunt tip : ROUNDED, flat, obtuse, stubby.

a blunt message : STRAIGHTFORWARD, frank, plain-spoken, candid, direct, bluff, forthright, unequivocal; BRUSQUE, abrupt, curt, terse, bald, brutal, harsh; stark, undisguised, unvarnished; informal upfront.

sharp, pointed, subtle.

25B6; verb

ebony blunts tools very rapidly : DULL, make less sharp.

age hasn't blunted my passion for life : DULL, deaden, dampen, numb, weaken, sap, cool, temper, allay, abate; diminish, reduce, decrease, lessen, deplete.

sharpen, intensify.

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