blunt

Words with a similar base: blunt

'blunt'

[blunt.v.01] as in: make less intense

Examples:
blunted emotions

'blunt'

[numb.v.01] as in: make numb or insensitive

Examples:
The shock numbed her senses

'blunt'

[dull.v.05] as in: make dull or blunt

Examples:
Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge

'blunt'

[blunt.v.04] as in: make less sharp

Examples:
blunt the knives

'blunt'

[deaden.v.06] as in: make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation

Examples:
Terror blunted her feelings
deaden a sound

'blunt'

[blunt.s.01] as in: having a broad or rounded end

Examples:
thick marks made by a blunt pencil

'blunt'

[blunt.s.02] as in: used of a knife or other blade; not sharp

Examples:
a blunt instrument

'blunt'

[blunt.s.03] as in: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

Examples:
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

'blunt'

[blunt.s.04] as in: devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

Examples:
the blunt truth
the crude facts
facing the stark reality of the deadline

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