sharp vs blunt
Definitions
adjective
- marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
- (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
- ending in a sharp point
adverb
- changing suddenly in direction and degree
noun
- a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
- a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
Examples
Some spring from immediately below the earth, and may more properly be termed suckers; the others grow on the visible part of the stem or caudex, often close to the oldest leaves; these should be cut off with a sharp knife, in early summer, and if they have a little of the parent bark attached to them all the better.
There are some sharp lines and a couple of catchy songs but there's also a lot of turgid stuff.
To be back and be sharp takes a bit longer.
Definitions
adjective
- used of a knife or other blade; not sharp
- having a broad or rounded end
- devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
- characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
verb
- make less intense
- make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
- make dull or blunt
- make less sharp
- make numb or insensitive
Examples
He asked me bluntly, ‘Why would you want to leave private life and take on such a difficult, dangerous and probably thankless job?’
`Your own position, if you'll forgive my bluntness, could be a great deal unhappier than mine if he isn't stopped quickly.
When your mama a biach, you gonna be a bicah - when you grow up hearing men tell your mama "Bring me my blunts, BIACH!" you won't have a very high opinion of women, ergo, yourself.
