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Meaning of blunt

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  blunt
      adj 1: having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a
             blunt pencil"
      2: used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt
         instrument"
      3: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without
         subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting";
         "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid
         opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to
         the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as
         well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being
         rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank
         accusation" [syn: {blunt}, {candid}, {forthright}, {frank},
         {free-spoken}, {outspoken}, {plainspoken}, {point-blank},
         {straight-from-the-shoulder}]
      4: devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the
         blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of
         the deadline" [syn: {blunt}, {crude(a)}, {stark(a)}]
      v 1: make less intense; "blunted emotions"
      2: make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" [syn:
         {numb}, {benumb}, {blunt}, {dull}]
      3: make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
         [syn: {dull}, {blunt}] [ant: {sharpen}]
      4: make less sharp; "blunt the knives"
      5: make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor,
         force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings";
         "deaden a sound" [syn: {deaden}, {blunt}] [ant: {animate},
         {enliven}, {invigorate}, {liven}, {liven up}]

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