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| blunt [ blunt ] |
adjective (comparative blunt·er, superlative blunt·est) |
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1. not sharp: having a cutting edge or point that is not sharp
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2. insensitively frank or honest: very frank or straightforward and showing no delicacy or consideration
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verb (past and past participle blunt·ed, present participle blunt·ing, 3rd person present singular blunts) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb make something less sharp: to make the cutting edge or point of something less sharp
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2. transitive verb lessen or weaken something: to make something such as a sense or an emotion less effective or less intense
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| [13th century. Perhaps < Old Norse blundr "dozing"] |
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  blunt·ly adverb |
| blunt·ness noun |
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