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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
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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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Blunt \Blunt\ (bl[u^]nt), a. [Cf. Prov. G. bludde a dull or
blunt knife, Dan. blunde to sleep, Sw. & Icel. blunda; or
perh. akin to E. blind.]
1. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not
sharp.
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The murderous knife was dull and blunt. --Shak.
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2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; --
opposed to acute.
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His wits are not so blunt. --Shak.
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3. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms
of civility; rough in manners or speech. "Hiding his
bitter jests in blunt behavior." "A plain, blunt man."
--Shak.
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4. Hard to impress or penetrate. [R.]
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I find my heart hardened and blunt to new
impressions. --Pope.
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Note: Blunt is much used in composition, as blunt-edged,
blunt-sighted, blunt-spoken.
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Syn: Obtuse; dull; pointless; curt; short; coarse; rude;
brusque; impolite; uncivil.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Blunt \Blunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blunted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blunting.]
1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to
make blunt. --Shak.
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2. To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of
the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or
susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Blunt \Blunt\, n.
1. A fencer's foil. [Obs.]
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2. A short needle with a strong point. See Needle.
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3. Money. [Cant] --Beaconsfield.
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5. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Blunt, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota
Population (2000): 370
Housing Units (2000): 178
Land area (2000): 0.491587 sq. miles (1.273204 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.491587 sq. miles (1.273204 sq. km)
FIPS code: 06180
Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location: 44.516505 N, 99.988340 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 57522
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Blunt, SD
Blunt
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Thesaurus Results for Blunt:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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