Blunt
31blunt — 1. adjective 1) a blunt knife Syn: unsharpened, dull, worn, edgeless Ant: sharp 2) the leaf is broad with a blunt tip Syn: rounded, flat, obtuse, stubby …
32blunt — 1. adjective 1) a blunt knife Syn: dull, worn 2) the leaf is broad with a blunt tip Syn: rounded, flat, stubby 3) a blunt message Syn …
33blunt — 1. adjective /blɐnt,blʌnt/ a) Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; not sharp. b) Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute. Syn: dull, pointless, coarse, stupid, obtuse …
34blunt — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Blunt is used with these nouns as the object: ↑effect {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Blunt is used with these nouns: ↑answer, ↑blade, ↑edge, ↑honesty, ↑instrument, ↑knife, ↑needle, ↑ …
35blunt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. dull, deaden, numb; moderate. adj. dull; direct; brusque; undiplomatic, forthright. See bluntness, discourtesy, insensibility, moderation. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Dull] Syn. dull, unsharpened,… …
36blunt — [12] Blunt originally meant ‘dull, obtuse, foolish’ in English, and it has been speculated that behind it there lay an earlier ‘dull of sight’, linking the word with blind. A possible source would be a derivative of Old Norse blunda ‘shut one’s… …
37blunt — 1 adjective 1 not sharp or pointed: All I could find was a blunt pencil. opposite sharp 1 (1), sharp 1 (11) 2 speaking in an honest way even if this upsets people: Jan was straightforward and blunt as always. see also: bluntly bluntness noun (U)… …
38blunt — /blʌnt / (say blunt) adjective 1. having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or tip; rounded; not sharp. 2. abrupt in address or manner; forthright; plain spoken. 3. slow in perception or understanding; dull. –verb (t) 4. to make blunt. 5. to weaken… …
39blunt — [12] Blunt originally meant ‘dull, obtuse, foolish’ in English, and it has been speculated that behind it there lay an earlier ‘dull of sight’, linking the word with blind. A possible source would be a derivative of Old Norse blunda ‘shut one’s… …
40Blunt — If a saw or a knife is not sharp we say it is blunt. It is also the way most of us speak! In America the knife would be dull …
