Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - blunt
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Blunt
blunt
~1 adj 1 not sharp or pointed (All I could find was a blunt pencil.) (- opposite sharp1 (1), sharp1 (11)) 2 speaking in an honest way even if this upsets people (Jan was straightforward and blunt as always.) (- see also bluntly) - bluntness n ~2 v 1 to make a feeling less strong (The bad weather blunted their enthusiasm for camping.) 2 to make the point of a pencil or the edge of a knife less sharp
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(blunter, bluntest, blunts, blunting, blunted) 1. If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite. She is blunt about her personal life... She told the industry in blunt terms that such discrimination is totally unacceptable. ADJ • bluntly ‘I don’t believe you!’ Jeanne said bluntly... To put it bluntly, he became a pain. ADV: ADV with v • bluntness His bluntness got him into trouble. N-UNCOUNT: oft poss N 2. A blunt object has a rounded or flat end rather than a sharp one. One of them had been struck 13 times over the head with a blunt object. ? pointed ADJ: ADJ n 3. A blunt knife or blade is no longer sharp and does not cut well. ? sharp ADJ 4. If something blunts an emotion, a feeling or a need, it weakens it. The constant repetition of violence has blunted the human response to it... VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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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 ~ instrument 3. a. abrupt in speech or manner b. being straight to the point ; direct Synonyms: see dull, bluff • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb to make less sharp, definite, or forceful intransitive verb to become ~ III. noun Etymology: ~ a short, thick cigar, from 1~ Date: 1990 a cigar that has been hollowed out and filled with marijuana ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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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.). bluntness n. Etymology: ME perh. f. Scand.: cf. ON blunda shut the eyes ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) притуплять 2) тупить 3) тупой blunt edge of a wing — тупая кромка крыла 4) тупоконечный 5) прямой, резкий ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1) тупой, тупоконечный 2) дефосфорилировать, "затуплять концы" (отщеплять фосфорные группы на концах ДНК) ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. штопальная иголка 2. разг. дурак, болван 3. сл. деньги, наличные 4. тупой blunt angle —- тупой угол scissors with blunt ends —- ножницы с тупыми концами 5. непонятливый, туповатый 6. притупленный, смутный 7. грубоватый; резкий, прямой the blunt facts —- упрямые факты blunt answer —- прямой ответ rude and blunt people —- грубые и резкие люди he was blunt in his bearing —- у него были грубоватые манеры 8. притуплять, затуплять to blunt the effect —- ослабить впечатление to blunt the edge of the pain —- притупить остроту боли to blunt the attack —- воен. сдерживать натиск their sensitiveness was blunted —- их восприимчивость притупилась 9. притупляться, затупляться the edge of this knife will never blunt —- лезвие этого ножа никогда не затупится ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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angle тупой угол; срезанный угол BLUNT 1. adj. 1) тупой - blunt angle 2) непонятливый, туповатый 3) грубоватый 4) прямой, резкий Syn: see brusque 2. v. притуплять ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1200, "dull, obtuse," perhaps from O.N. blundra (see blunder). Drug slang meaning "cigar hollowed out and filled with marijuana" is 1980s, from Phillies Blunts, brand name. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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