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blunt

/blənt/

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verb
make numb or insensitive
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benumb dull numb

type of:
desensitize desensitise
verb
make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
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"Terror blunted her feelings"

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deaden

type of:
modify alter change
adjective
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
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"blunt talking and straight shooting" "a blunt New England farmer"

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candid forthright frank free-spoken outspoken plainspoken point-blank straight-from-the-shoulder direct
adjective
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
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"the blunt truth"

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crude stark unconditioned unconditional
verb
make dull or blunt
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dull

type of:
alter change modify
adjective
having a broad or rounded end
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"thick marks made by a blunt pencil"

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pointless unpointed
verb
make less intense
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"blunted emotions"

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weaken
verb
make less sharp
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"blunt the knives"

type of:
modify change alter
adjective
used of a knife or other blade; not sharp
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"a blunt instrument"

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dull

Examples of blunt

"Terror blunted her feelings"
"blunt talking and straight shooting"
"a blunt New England farmer"
"the blunt truth"
"thick marks made by a blunt pencil"
"blunted emotions"
"blunt the knives"
"a blunt instrument"