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(verb) make less sharp; "blunt the knives" |
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Related Words: alter, change |
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(verb) make less intense; "blunted emotions" |
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Related Words: weaken |
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(satellite adjective) devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline" |
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Synonyms: crude, stark |
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(satellite adjective) characterized by disconcerting 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" |
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Synonyms: candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank |
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(satellite adjective) used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument" |
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(satellite adjective) having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"; "a blunt instrument" |
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(verb) make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound" |
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Synonyms: deaden |
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Related Words: alter, break, change, damp, dampen, obtund, petrify, soften, weaken |
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(verb) make dull or blunt, as of sharp edges or knives' blades |
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Synonyms: dull |
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Related Words: alter, change |
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(verb) make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" |
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Synonyms: benumb, dull, numb |
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Related Words: desensitize |
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