blunt
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- adjective
- /blʌnt/
:
desafilado
- I don't want a sharp blade, I just want a blunt edge.
- blunt trauma
- blunt instrument
- blunt injury
Look at this little blunt headed tree snake.
- Look at this little blunt headed tree snake.
- It avoids the blunt ends of our fingers as we point.
- Is it a tool that is useful or is it a blunt object you use to harm yourself with?
- She left everything quite blunt for the rest of my hair, but then just did the like, face framing, whatever layers at the front.
- And it turns out she had this quite blunt knife that she'd shoving up mouth.
- It's literally like this flat blunt.
- It was Vetch, standing there, solid and four squares as ever, his black burnt blunt face older but his smile unchanged.
Examples
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The knife was unfortunately blunt, making it difficult to cut through the vegetables.
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It's got a kind of a blunt hook edge here and it's got this big fat horn right there.
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But that is a very blunt tool that is not super effective.
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This is a pretty blunt instrument here that kind of tells you exactly when to buy.
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We need a blunt instrument.
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The nose should be of the blunt form but firm and strongly marked.
Academic text (2015) -
The knife they gave out was blunt and never pierced the pig's skin.
Academic text (2004) -
One was a small olive-skinned man with a blunt chin and a determined look.
Fiction book (1994) -
From across the street, I could see the blunt silhouette of Louis leaning against a car.
Fiction book (1993) -
I studied his nose, the blunt tip, the dark hairs extending from his nostrils.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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Not having a sharp edge so it cuts poorly
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A leaf with a rounded or blunt tip
Not very sharp and cuts poorly
Made less sharp or strong, like an edge, a feeling, a taste
Fails to make a strong point because it is dull and weak
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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Injury caused by a hard hit that does not make a cut, often in car crashes
- Australian
A small upright shrub from Australia and Tasmania with fragrant white flowers
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Etymology
Blunt: The adjective blunt originally meant 'not sharp' or 'dull', so it describes an edge or point that is rounded or thick, like blunt scissors or a blunt knife that will not cut well.