[
UK
/blˈʌnt/
]
[ US /ˈbɫənt/ ]
[ US /ˈbɫənt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
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 -
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
facing the stark reality of the deadline
the crude facts
the blunt truth -
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
a point-blank accusation
a forthright approach to the problem
forthright criticism
tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank
it is possible to be outspoken without being rude
blunt talking and straight shooting
a blunt New England farmer
I gave them my candid opinion
plainspoken and to the point
VERB
-
make less intense
blunted emotions -
make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
deaden a sound
Terror blunted her feelings -
make dull or blunt
Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge -
make less sharp
blunt the knives -
make numb or insensitive
The shock numbed her senses
How To Use blunt In A Sentence
- 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. PROSECUTOR
- 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. Undefined
- Of course, the trouble with fiscal stimulus is that it is a blunt instrument. Times, Sunday Times
- A blunt knife may be sharpened on a stone, but if a man is stupid there is no help for his stupidity.
- This may have been a simple inconsistency in their responses or an indication that some youthful blunt smokers either do not know or do not define blunts as containing marijuana.
- After a while, the prickly feeling of anxiousness dulls and turns blunt.
- A blunt knife may be sharpened on a stone, but if a man is stupid there is no help for his stupidity.
- He yelled before he was coshed on the head, by a blunt object.
- The constant repetition of violence has blunted the human response to it.