blunt

blunt
I UK [blʌnt] / US adjective
Word forms "blunt":
adjective blunt comparative blunter superlative bluntest
1) saying what is true or what you think, even if this offends or upsets people

It was a frank answer to a blunt question.

let's be blunt (= used before saying that something is true but unpleasant):

Let's be blunt – younger people will not buy this car.

2) not pointed or sharp

a blunt pencil/razor


Derived word:
bluntness
noun uncountable
II UK [blʌnt] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "blunt":
present tense I/you/we/they blunt he/she/it blunts present participle blunting past tense blunted past participle blunted
1) to make something less strong, less effective, or less important

The years had not blunted his keen intelligence.

2) to make something less pointed or sharp

Ken had blunted the blade by scraping it on the rocks.


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