BLUNT

/blʌnt/ ► audio Scrabble 7 Words With Friends 11

Definition

  1. adjective having a broad or rounded end.
  2. adjective used of a knife or other blade.
  3. adjective characterized by directness in manner or speech. — synonyms: candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder
  4. adjective devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment. — synonyms: crude(a), stark(a)
  5. verb make less intense.
  6. verb make numb or insensitive. — synonyms: numb, benumb, dull
  7. verb make dull or blunt. — synonyms: dull
  8. verb make less sharp.
  9. verb make less lively, intense, or vigorous. — synonyms: deaden

Examples

  • “2005: to make his point, lead rapper B-Real fired up a blunt in front of the cameras and several hundred thousand people and announced, “I'm taking a hit for every one of y'all!” — Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home (Simon & Schuster 2005, p. 461)”
  • “the blunt admission that he had never liked my company”
  • “It blunted my appetite.”

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