a blunt pencil

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• blunt — blunt1 [blʌnt] adj [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Perhaps from Old Norse blundr sleeping ] 1.) not sharp or pointed ≠ ↑sharp ▪ Sharpen all your blunt knives. ▪ a blunt pencil 2.) speaking in an honest way even if this upsets people →↑bluntly …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• blunt — [[t]blʌnt[/t]] adj. blunt•er, blunt•est, v. 1) having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point: a blunt pencil[/ex] 2) abrupt and direct in address or manner; frank 3) slow in perception or understanding; obtuse 4) to make blunt; dull 5) to weaken …   From formal English to slang

• blunt — bluntly, adv. bluntness, n. /blunt/, adj., blunter, bluntest, v., n. adj. 1. having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp: a blunt pencil. 2. abrupt in address or manner: a blunt, ill timed question. 3. slow in perception or …   Universalium

• blunt — blunt1 [ blʌnt ] adjective 1. ) not pointed or sharp: a blunt pencil/razor 2. ) 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• blunt — 1 adjective 1 not sharp or pointed: All I could find was a blunt pencil. opposite sharp 1 (1), sharp 1 (11) 2 speaking in an honest way even if this upsets people: Jan was straightforward and blunt as always. see also: bluntly bluntness noun (U)… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• 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 (=… …   English dictionary

• blunt — [blʌnt] adj 1) saying what is true or what you really think, even if this offends or upsets people 2) not pointed or sharp a blunt pencil/razor[/ex] bluntness noun [U] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• pencil drawing — Drawing executed with a pencil, an instrument made of graphite enclosed in a wood casing. Though graphite was mined in the 16th century, its use by artists is not known before the 17th century. In the 17th–18th century, graphite was used… …   Universalium

• pencil — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blunt, sharp ▪ soft ▪ sharpened ▪ stubby ▪ broken ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• blunt — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Blunt is used with these nouns as the object: ↑effect {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Blunt is used with these nouns: ↑answer, ↑blade, ↑edge, ↑honesty, ↑instrument, ↑knife, ↑needle, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• blunt — adj. & v. adj. 1 (of a knife, pencil, etc.) lacking in sharpness; having a worn down point or edge. 2 (of a person or manner) direct, uncompromising, outspoken. v.tr. make blunt or less sharp. Derivatives: bluntly adv. (in sense 2 of adj.).… …   Useful english dictionary