blunt
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blunt Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Uncompromisingly forthright, direct, or abrupt in speech or manner, often without regard for tact or politeness.
"The editor gave a blunt assessment of the manuscript, pointing out several structural flaws right away."
Having a worn-down, rounded, or unsharpened edge or point; not sharp.
"The carpenter had to pause his work to sharpen the blunt chisel on a whetstone."
• verb
To weaken, reduce, or deaden the intensity, force, or sensitivity of an emotion, pain, or effect.
"Rising interest rates are expected to blunt consumer demand for luxury goods over the coming quarter."
To make or become less sharp; to dull the edge or point of something.
"Cutting directly on a glass or stone surface will quickly blunt a kitchen knife."
• noun
A hollowed-out cigar or tobacco-leaf wrap filled with cannabis (slang).
"The lyrics of the hip-hop track included several slang references to rolling a blunt."
A short, thick sewing needle with a relatively rounded tip, used for heavy fabrics or tapestry.
"The tailor selected a sturdy blunt from the sewing kit to mend the heavy canvas sail."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'blunt', originally meaning 'sleepy, dull-witted, or unsharpened', likely related to Old Norse 'blunda' ('to doze or shut one's eyes').