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• blunt´ness — blunt «bluhnt», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. without a sharp edge or point: »He sharpened the blunt knife. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under dull. (Cf. ↑dull) 2. Figurative. saying what one thinks very frankly, without trying to be tactful; outspoken; …   Useful english dictionary

• blunt´ly — blunt «bluhnt», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. without a sharp edge or point: »He sharpened the blunt knife. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under dull. (Cf. ↑dull) 2. Figurative. saying what one thinks very frankly, without trying to be tactful; outspoken; …   Useful english dictionary

• blunt — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking a sharp edge or point. 2) having a flat or rounded end. 3) uncompromisingly forthright in manner. ► VERB 1) make or become blunt. 2) weaken or reduce the force of. DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary

• 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 — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century 1. a. slow or deficient in feeling ; insensitive b. obtuse in understanding or discernment ; dull 2. having an edge or point that is not sharp < a blunt instrument > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Blunt, Anthony — (1907–1983)    A Soviet agent who recruited agents for Soviet intelligence in the 1930s, Blunt survived exposure for more than a decade and was never prosecuted for his treachery. A brilliant art historian, he had become Queen Elizabeth’s… …   Historical dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence

• blunt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. dull, deaden, numb; moderate. adj. dull; direct; brusque; undiplomatic, forthright. See bluntness, discourtesy, insensibility, moderation. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Dull] Syn. dull, unsharpened,… …   English dictionary for students

• blunt — adjective 1》 lacking a sharp edge or point.     ↘having a flat or rounded end. 2》 uncompromisingly forthright in manner. verb 1》 make or become less sharp. 2》 weaken or reduce the force of. noun black slang a hollowed out cigar filled with… …   English new terms dictionary

• Matt Blunt — Official photo as Governor of Missouri. 54th Governor of Missouri In office January 10, 2005 – January 12, 2009 Lieutenant Peter …   Wikipedia

• Anthony Blunt — Infobox Person name = Anthony Blunt image size = caption = birth name = Anthony Frederick Blunt birth date = birth date|1907|09|26 birth place = Bournemouth, Hampshire, England death date = death date and age|1983|03|26|1907|09|26 death place =… …   Wikipedia