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blunt

(verb) make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"

(verb) make less sharp; "blunt the knives"

(verb) make less intense; "blunted emotions"

(verb) make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"

(verb) make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"

(adjective satellite) devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"

(adjective satellite) 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 wh

(adjective satellite) used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument"

(adjective satellite) having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"

 

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