Definition of Blunt
Verb
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make less lively, intense, or vigorous
impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
"Terror blunted her feelings"
"deaden a sound"
deaden -
make less sharp
"blunt the knives"
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make dull or blunt
"Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
dull -
make numb or insensitive
"The shock numbed her senses"
numb benumb dull -
make less intense
"blunted emotions"
Adjective
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devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
"the blunt truth"
"the crude facts"
"facing the stark reality of the deadline"
crude stark -
characterized by directness in manner or speech
without subtlety or evasion
"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"
candid forthright frank - free spoken outspoken plainspoken - point blank - straight from the shoulder -
used of a knife or other blade
not sharp
"a blunt instrument"
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having a broad or rounded end
"thick marks made by a blunt pencil"
Word games points for the Blunt
- Scrabble® score of the blunt (7)
- Word Chums® score of the blunt (11)
- Words With Friends® score of the blunt (11)
Unscramble blunt
12 unscramble word found using the letters blunt.
blunt, bun, bunt, but, lunt, nu, nub, nut, tub, tun, un, ut,