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Definisjon av blunt

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Verb
blunt - make less sharp; "blunt the knives"
modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
blunt - make less intense; "blunted emotions"
weaken become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
blunt - make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
deaden
liven, liven up, enliven, animate, invigorate make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"
modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
obtund reduce the edge or violence of; "obtunded reflexes"
petrify cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking"
damp, weaken, dampen, soften, break restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere"
blunt - make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
dull
sharpen become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened"
modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
blunt - make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
numb, benumb, dull
desensitise, desensitize make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him"

Adjective
blunt - characterized by 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"
candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder
direct lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact; "the direct opposite"
blunt - devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
crude, stark
unconditioned, unconditional not established by conditioning or learning; "an unconditioned reflex"
blunt - used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument"
dull (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"
blunt - having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"
unpointed, pointless not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless"
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Substantiv
blunt - A fencer's practice foil with a soft tip.
blunt - A short needle with a strong point.
blunt - A marijuana cigar.
blunt - money.

Verb
blunt - To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.
blunt - To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.

Adjektiv
blunt - Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; not sharp.
blunt - Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.
blunt - Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
blunt - Hard to impress or penetrate.
blunt - Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • blunt
    A cigar that has been unrolled, gutted of its inner tobacco, and then re-rolled with cannabis inside.
  • blunt
    Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion.
  • blunt
    Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; not sharp.

Adjektiv - Gradbøying

  • Positiv: blunt
  • Komparativ: blunter / more blunt
  • Superlativ: bluntest / most blunt

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) blunt
  • Presens: blunt / blunts
  • Preteritum: blunted
  • Perfektum: (have) blunted

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