Blunt

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Mục lục 1 Adjective 1.1 having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp 1.2 abrupt in address or manner 1.3 slow in perception or understanding; obtuse 2 Verb (used with object) 2.1 to make blunt; hebetate 2.2 to weaken or impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility of 3 Verb (used without object) 3.1 to become blunt. 4 Noun 4.1 something blunt, as a small-game arrow, a short sewing needle, or a short, thick cigar. 4.2 Slang . a cigar stuffed with marijuana. 5 Antonyms 5.1 adjective 5.2 verb 6 Synonyms 6.1 adjective 6.2 verb

Adjective

having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp

a blunt pencil.

abrupt in address or manner

a blunt, ill-timed question.

slow in perception or understanding; obtuse

His isolation has made him blunt about the feelings of others.

Verb (used with object)

to make blunt; hebetate

He blunted the knife by using it to cut linoleum.

to weaken or impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility of

Wine first excites, then blunts the imagination.

Verb (used without object)

to become blunt.

Noun

something blunt, as a small-game arrow, a short sewing needle, or a short, thick cigar.

Slang . a cigar stuffed with marijuana.

Antonyms

adjective

needled , pointed , sharp , polite , subtle , tactful

verb

needle , point , sharpen

Synonyms

adjective

dull , dulled , edgeless , insensitive , obtuse , pointless , round , rounded , unsharpened , abrupt , bluff , brief , brusque , candid , crusty , curt , discourteous , explicit , forthright , frank , gruff , impolite , matter-of-fact , outspoken , plain-spoken , rude , short , snappy , snippy , tactless , trenchant , unceremonious , uncivil , unpolished , short-spoken , callous , hebetate , insensible , lackluster , lifeless , monotonous , obtund , stolid , stupid , unfeeling , ungracious , untactful

verb

attenuate , benumb , cripple , dampen , deaden , debilitate , desensitize , disable , enfeeble , numb , obtund , sap , soften , take the edge off , undermine , water down , weaken , turn , dull , alleviate , assuage , bald , bluff , curt , depressed , downright , explicit , flat , frank , hebetate , insensitive , mitigate , narcotize , obtuse , plain , point-blank , pointless , rounded , stupefy , stupid