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Defenition of the word blunt

    • Defenition of the word blunt

      • A cigar that has been unrolled, gutted of its inner tobacco, and then re-rolled with cannabis inside.
      • Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion.
      • Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; not sharp.
      • used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument"
      • having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"; "a blunt instrument"
      • make less sharp; "blunt the knives"
      • make less intense; "blunted emotions"
      • characterized by disconcerting 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"
      • devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
      • make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
      • make dull or blunt, as of sharp edges or knives' blades
      • make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
      • make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife''s edge"
      • 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 wh
      • having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"
      • make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
      • make less sharp
      • make less intense
      • make dull or blunt
      • make numb or insensitive
      • devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
      • characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
      • used of a knife or other blade; not sharp
      • having a broad or rounded end

    Synonyms for the word blunt

      • benumb
      • bluff
      • blunted
      • brusque
      • candid
      • crude
      • dampen
      • deaden
      • diminish
      • direct
      • dull
      • dulled
      • forthright
      • frank
      • free-spoken
      • honest
      • ingenuous
      • lessen
      • moderate
      • no-nonsense
      • numb
      • outspoken
      • plainspoken
      • point-blank
      • put a damper on
      • reduce
      • rounded
      • soothe
      • stark
      • straight
      • straight-from-the-shoulder
      • straight-talking
      • take the edge off

    Similar words in the blunt

      • blunt
      • blunted
      • blunter
      • bluntest
      • blunting
      • bluntly
      • bluntness
      • bluntness's
      • blunts
      • direct
      • dull
      • pointless
      • unconditional
      • unpointed

    Hyponyms for the word blunt

      • break
      • damp
      • dampen
      • obtund
      • petrify
      • soften
      • weaken

    Hypernyms for the word blunt

      • alter
      • change
      • desensitise
      • desensitize
      • modify
      • surname
      • weaken

    Antonyms for the word blunt

      • animate
      • enliven
      • invigorate
      • liven
      • liven up
      • sharpen

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