Synonyms for blunt


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : bluhnt
Phonetic Transcription : blʌnt

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Définition of blunt

Origin :
  • c.1200, "dull, obtuse," perhaps from or related to Old Norse blundra (see blunder (v.)). Of tools or weapons, late 14c. Meaning "abrupt of speech or manner" is from 1580s.
  • adj not sharp
  • adj straightforward
  • verb make dull
Example sentences :
  • "I'm glad you feel as you do about it, Evelyn," was her blunt rejoinder.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • It will blunt the keen edge of sorrow, and smooth the asperities of adversity.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • But is there not more danger from a sharp tool than from a blunt one?
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • “To be sure you do,” replied the disturbed and blunt divine.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • His face was obstinate, honest, kindly, his features were as blunt as his talk.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • Mr. Blunt grasped his hand, and for a moment he envied the other the generous thought.
  • Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • "Possible, certainly, but scarcely probable," returned Mr. Blunt.
  • Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • But I have a grateful heart to-day, Mr. Blunt, and will not be critical.
  • Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • To-night she found a difficulty in answering that blunt question.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • In the blunt nose of their craft a tiny crevice must have opened.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin

Antonyms for blunt

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