blunt

  • 21blunt — {{11}}blunt (adj.) c.1200, dull, obtuse, perhaps from or related to O.N. blundra (see BLUNDER (Cf. blunder)). Of tools or weapons, late 14c. Meaning abrupt of speech or manner is from 1580s. {{12}}blunt (n.) street slang for marijuana and tobacco …

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  • 22blunt — [[t]blʌnt[/t]] adj. blunt•er, blunt•est, v. 1) having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point: a blunt pencil[/ex] 2) abrupt and direct in address or manner; frank 3) slow in perception or understanding; obtuse 4) to make blunt; dull 5) to weaken …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23blunt — bluntly, adv. bluntness, n. /blunt/, adj., blunter, bluntest, v., n. adj. 1. having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp: a blunt pencil. 2. abrupt in address or manner: a blunt, ill timed question. 3. slow in perception or …

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  • 24blunt — blunt1 [blʌnt] adj [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Perhaps from Old Norse blundr sleeping ] 1.) not sharp or pointed ≠ ↑sharp ▪ Sharpen all your blunt knives. ▪ a blunt pencil 2.) speaking in an honest way even if this upsets people →↑bluntly …

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  • 25blunt — blunt1 [ blʌnt ] adjective 1. ) not pointed or sharp: a blunt pencil/razor 2. ) saying what is true or what you think, even if this offends or upsets people: It was a frank answer to a blunt question. let s be blunt (=used before saying that… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 26blunt — I UK [blʌnt] / US adjective Word forms blunt : adjective blunt comparative blunter superlative bluntest 1) saying what is true or what you think, even if this offends or upsets people It was a frank answer to a blunt question. let s be blunt (=… …

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  • 27blunt — [[t]blʌ̱nt[/t]] blunter, bluntest, blunts, blunting, blunted 1) ADJ GRADED If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite. She is blunt about her personal life... She told the industry in blunt terms that such… …

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  • 28Blunt — This unusual and interesting name has its origins in an English nickname for someone who was blond or fair haired, or who had a particularly light, fair complexion. The derivation is from the Anglo Norman French word blunt , meaning blond ,… …

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  • 29blunt — Synonyms and related words: KO, abate, abrupt, affectless, aggressive, allay, alleviate, anesthetize, anesthetized, arctic, artless, assuage, attemper, attenuate, autistic, bank the fire, bate, bearish, beastly, bedaze, benumb, besot, bluff,… …

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  • 30blunt — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century 1. a. slow or deficient in feeling ; insensitive b. obtuse in understanding or discernment ; dull 2. having an edge or point that is not sharp < a blunt instrument > …

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