eng: blunt

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Meaning
means	(verb) make less intense; "blunted emotions" blunt
means	(verb) make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" benumb, blunt, numb, dull
means	(verb) make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge" dull, blunt
means	(verb) make less sharp; "blunt the knives" blunt
means	(verb) make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound" blunt, deaden
means	(adjective) having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil" blunt
means	(adjective) used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument" blunt
means	(adjective) 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" frank, blunt, outspoken, straight-from-the-shoulder, plainspoken, free-spoken, forthright, candid, point-blank
means	(adjective) devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline" stark, crude, blunt