[0712] blunt

[보카길라잡이]

adj. blunt·er, blunt·est

1. Having a dull edge or end; not sharp.
2. Abrupt and often disconcertingly frank in speech: “Onscreen, John Wayne was a blunt talker and straight shooter” (Time). See Synonyms at gruff.
3. Slow to understand or perceive; dull.
4. Lacking in feeling; insensitive.

v. blunt·ed, blunt·ing, blunts
v. tr.

1. To dull the edge of.
2. To make less effective; weaken: blunting the criticism with a smile.

v. intr.

To become blunt.

blunt

adj 1: having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"

2: used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument"

3: 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" [syn: candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder]

4: devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline" [syn: crude(a), stark(a)]

v 1: make less intense; "blunted emotions"

2: make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" [syn: numb, benumb, dull]

3: make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge" [syn: dull] [ant: sharpen]

4: make less sharp; "blunt the knives"

5: make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound" [syn: deaden] [ant: enliven]

[마스터현태]

blunt 1.(칼날 등이)무딘, 뭉뚝한 2. 사람이 둔한 3. 퉁명스러운 (드워프족이 쓰는 블런트 스워드 연상합니다)

[5기김진영]

blunt 무딘 뭉뚝한 둔한퉁명스러운

[고냉이짱]

blunt (칼날 등이)무딘, 뭉뚝한. 퉁명스러운, 무뚝뚝한

[mandoo]

blunt 무딘, 퉁명스러운