blunt 
blunt (blunt)
adjective
- slow to perceive, feel, or understand; dull
- having a dull edge or point; not sharp
- plain-spoken and abrupt
Etymology: ME < ?
transitive verb
- to make (an edge or point) dull
- to make dull or insensitive
- to make less effective
intransitive verb
to develop a dull edge or point
noun
☆ Slang a marijuana cigarette, specif. one made by putting marijuana into the wrapper of a hollowed-out cigar
blunt
modif.
Dull
dull, unsharpened, unpointed, round; see dull 1. See syn. study at dull.Abrupt
brusque, curt, bluff, gruff, candid, frank, direct, forthright, plain-spoken, outspoken, straightforward, unceremonious, undiplomatic, inconsiderate, thoughtless, tactless, impolite, rough, short; see also abrupt 2, frank.
blunt implies a candor and tactlessness that show little regard for another's feelings "You're a fool," was his blunt reply; bluff suggests a coarse heartiness of manner and a good nature that causes the candor to seem inoffensive a bluff old gardener; brusque implies apparent rudeness, as evidenced by abruptness of speech or behavior a brusque rejection; curt suggests a terseness of expression that implies a lack of tact or courtesy a curt dismissal; gruff suggests bad temper and roughness of speech and manner, connoting, in addition, a harshness or throatiness in utterance a gruff sergeant See also syn. study at dull.
Object
- edge: The millennia do not blunt the edge of ancient literature.
- instrument: National legislation is far too blunt an instrument for that purpose.
- response: The effects of LHRH stimulation were investigated in six FMS patients and six controls and disclosed a significantly blunted response of LH in FMS.
- impact: The secret of not breathing is to blunt the impact of the stretch receptors.
- force: Most television critics refuse to take the medium too seriously, thereby blunting the force of their own criticism.
- point: However, by blunting the point of the Sword, we'd bought the entire division time to regroup.
Modifies a noun
- arete: Continue up the corner groove, or climb the blunt arête to its left.
- arete: Start just right of The Roman Nose, below a blunt arete with two obvious flakes.
- dissection: In most cases, blunt dissection only is required.
- trauma: The medical examiner ruled Clements ' cause of death blunt trauma to the head.
- snout: Their faces are very peculiar, with eyes positioned backward in the head close to very small ears and long, blunt snouts.
- rib: Pass to the left of the second bolt to gain a very blunt rib.
Modifying Another Word
- fairly: My reaction to such a situation would be fairly blunt.
- rather: The head is fairly small in proportion to the body, with a broad brow and a rather blunt muzzle.
- equally: Six weeks to the day after an equally blunt refusal.
- too: His agenda is too clear; his sensibilities too blunt.
- relatively: Litigation through judicial review is a relatively blunt instrument.
- quite: To be quite blunt, the level of debate around here is simply in the gutter.
Used with adjective complement
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