blunt

blunt: —bluntly, adv. —bluntness, n.

/blunt/, adj., blunter, bluntest, v., n.

adj.

1. having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp: a blunt pencil.

2. abrupt in address or manner: a blunt, ill-timed question.

3. slow in perception or understanding; obtuse: His isolation has made him blunt about the feelings of others.

v.t.

4. to make blunt; hebetate: He blunted the knife by using it to cut linoleum.

5. to weaken or impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility of: Wine first excites, then blunts the imagination.

v.i.

6. to become blunt.

n.

7. something blunt, as a small-game arrow, a short sewing needle, or a short, thick cigar.

8. Slang. a cigar stuffed with marijuana.

[1150-1200; ME; perh. akin to BLIND]

Syn. 1. See dull. 2. short, gruff, rough, rude, uncivil, impolite. BLUNT, BLUFF, BRUSQUE, CURT characterize manners and speech. BLUNT suggests lack of polish and of regard for the feelings of others: blunt and tactless. BLUFF implies an unintentional roughness together with so much good-natured heartiness that others rarely take offense: a bluff sea captain. BRUSQUE connotes sharpness and abruptness of speech or manner: a brusque denial. CURT applies esp. to disconcertingly concise language: a curt reply. 3. dimwitted, thick, stolid. 4. dull.

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Synonyms:

Dull, obtuse, pointless, edgeless, Dull, make dull / Dull-witted, dull, thick-witted, obtuse, stupid, stolid, Benumb, paralyze, deaden, stupefy, obtund, hebetate, make insensible, callous, or obtuse / Abrupt, bluff, plain, uncourtly, unceremonious, without formal civility, Moderate, allay, assuage, mitigate, quiet, alleviate, soften / Brusk (or brusque), rough, harsh, uncourteous, ungracious, impolite, rude

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blunt´ly — blunt «bluhnt», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. without a sharp edge or point: »He sharpened the blunt knife. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under dull. (Cf. ↑dull) 2. Figurative. saying what one thinks very frankly, without trying to be tactful; outspoken; … Useful english dictionary
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blunt — [blunt] adj. [ME < ?] 1. slow to perceive, feel, or understand; dull 2. having a dull edge or point; not sharp 3. plain spoken and abrupt vt. 1. to make (an edge or point) dull 2. to make dull or insensitive … English World dictionary
Blunt — [blʌnt], 1) Anthony Frederick, britischer Kunsthistoriker, * Bournemouth 26. 9. 1907, ✝ London 26. 3. 1983; Professor an der Londoner Universität und Direktor des Courtauld Institute ebenda (1947 74), später außerdem Professor in Oxford und… … Universal-Lexikon
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Blunt, SD — U.S. city in South Dakota Population (2000): 370 Housing Units (2000): 178 Land area (2000): 0.491587 sq. miles (1.273204 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.491587 sq. miles (1.273204 sq. km) FIPS … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
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