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"
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make less sharp
"blunt the knives"
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make dull or blunt
"Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
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make numb or insensitive
"The shock numbed her senses"
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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"
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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"
- free spoken - 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"