blunderbuss
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈblʌndərˌbʌs/
:
enfoque burdo
- My son, and others like him, don't deserve to be the target of that kind of blunderbuss.
Examples
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After seeing Looper at Fantastic Fest, we had a blunderbuss full of questions to fire at Johnson.
Blog text (8) -
They do try to avoid the worst excesses of these blunderbuss congressional enactments causing a vast amount of trouble.
Academic text (2000) -
You ain't gonna hit fuck all with that blunderbuss.
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This type of street sweep is characterized by criminal law professor Stephen J. Schulhofer as "kind of a blunderbuss approach" that isn't very effective.
Academic text (2002) -
One paper deplored the "blunderbuss" tactics of the government that "failed to distinguish between racketeers and the long-established, reputable family associations."
Academic text (1998) -
I wonder how many he thought he would miraculously convert with that blunderbuss blast against freedom—and on what other discussions he has loosed it.
Blog text (27) -
His blunderbuss approach to solving the issue resulted in more confusion than success.
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Using a blunderbuss strategy, the team addressed the problem without considering the nuances involved.
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Many critics have described the government's blunderbuss policies as ineffective and overly simplistic.
Synonyms
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9.9
A person who is clumsy and acts in a silly, awkward way
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7.8
A person who often makes serious mistakes because they are careless
A clumsy way of working that makes repeated mistakes
A person who does work in a careless or clumsy way
Antonyms
How Indiscriminate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Blunderbuss is also used for a clumsy, wide way of doing things. A helpful way to remember this is to think of the old gun that fired many pieces at once and the English word blunder 'a mistake', so a blunderbuss approach is blunt and hits many targets without care.