blunt

blunt
[[t]blʌ̱nt[/t]]
blunter, bluntest, blunts, blunting, blunted
1) ADJ-GRADED If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite.

She is blunt about her personal life...

She told the industry in blunt terms that such discrimination is totally unacceptable.

Derived words:
bluntly ADV-GRADED ADV with v

`I don't believe you!' Jeanne said bluntly...

To put it bluntly, he became a pain.

bluntness N-UNCOUNT oft poss N

His bluntness got him into trouble.

2) ADJ: ADJ n A blunt object has a rounded or flat end rather than a sharp one.

One of them had been struck 13 times over the head with a blunt object.

Ant:
3) ADJ-GRADED A blunt knife or blade is no longer sharp and does not cut well.
Ant:
4) VERB If something blunts an emotion, a feeling or a need, it weakens it.

[V n] The constant repetition of violence has blunted the human response to it...

[V n] Our appetite was blunted by the beer.


English dictionary. 2008.

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