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Quick definitions from WordNet (blunt)
▸ verb: make less sharp ("Blunt the knives")
▸ verb: make less intense ("Blunted emotions")
▸ verb: make dull or blunt
▸ verb: make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation ("Terror blunted her feelings")
▸ verb: make numb or insensitive
▸ adjective: having a broad or rounded end ("Thick marks made by a blunt pencil")
▸ adjective: devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment ("The blunt truth")
▸ adjective: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion ("Blunt talking and straight shooting")
▸ adjective: used of a knife or other blade; not sharp ("A blunt instrument")
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 25000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #3212)
▸ Also see blunts
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▸ verb: make less sharp ("Blunt the knives")
▸ verb: make less intense ("Blunted emotions")
▸ verb: make dull or blunt
▸ verb: make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation ("Terror blunted her feelings")
▸ verb: make numb or insensitive
▸ adjective: having a broad or rounded end ("Thick marks made by a blunt pencil")
▸ adjective: devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment ("The blunt truth")
▸ adjective: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion ("Blunt talking and straight shooting")
▸ adjective: used of a knife or other blade; not sharp ("A blunt instrument")
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 25000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #3212)
▸ Also see blunts
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to blunt
▸ Usage examples for blunt
▸ Idioms related to blunt (New!)
▸ Popular nouns described by blunt
▸ Words that often appear near blunt
▸ Rhymes of blunt
▸ Invented words related to blunt