āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
blunt
01
āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§, āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ
having a plain and sometimes harsh way of expressing thoughts or opinions
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His blunt refusal to participate in the discussion left the team surprised and disappointed.
āĻāϞā§āĻāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ
āĻāĻļāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻ āĻ
āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāϞāĻā§ āĻ
āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻāϤāĻž, āϧāĻžāϰ āύā§āĻ
not sharp or having a dull edge, making it ineffective for cutting or piercing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He used a blunt pencil to fill in the form.
āĻĢāϰā§āĻŽ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āύā§āϏāĻŋāϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
03
āĻā§āĻāϤāĻž, āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāϞ⧠āύāϝāĻŧ
lacking a sharp or pointed edge
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The table leg was blunt, with a rounded end to prevent injuries from bumps.
āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞā§āϰ āĻĒāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻā§āĻāϤāĻž, āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ āϏāĻšāĨ¤
04
āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ, āĻ āĻāĻĒāĻ
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
to blunt
01
to make something less strong, forceful, or extreme
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Noise and distractions blunted the effect of the lecture.
02
āĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻāϰāĻž, āϧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻž
to make something less sharp, often referring to an edge or point, resulting in a decreased ability to cut or pierce
Transitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She accidentally blunted the tip of the pencil while writing too forcefully.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āϰ⧠āϞāĻŋāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ accidentally āĻĒā§āύā§āϏāĻŋāϞā§āϰ āĻĄāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
03
to reduce liveliness, force, or energy
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Routine work can blunt one's motivation over time.
04
āĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāύā§
to become less sharp or to lose the ability to cut or pierce effectively over time or through use
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Over time, the edges of the tools will blunt if they are not properly maintained.
āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§, āϏāϰāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻŦā§ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϰāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The therapist taught her techniques to blunt her anxiety during stressful situations.
āĻĨā§āϰāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāϏā§āĻ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻā§āĻļāϞ āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
01
āĻŦā§āϞāĻžāύā§āĻ, āĻŽā§āĻāĻž āĻāϝāĻŧā§āύā§āĻ
a cigar hollowed out and refilled with marijuana
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They smoked a blunt on the way to the concert.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāύāϏāĻžāϰā§āĻā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĨā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϞāĻžāύā§āĻ āϏā§āĻŦāύ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
bluntly
bluntness
blunt
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