資料來源 : pyDict
鈍的,坦率的,麻痺的
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Blunt \Blunt\, a. [Cf. Prov. G. bludde a dull or blunt knife,
Dan. blunde to sleep, Sw. & Icel. blunda; or perh. akin to E.
blind.]
1. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not
sharp.
The murderous knife was dull and blunt. --Shak.
2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; --
opposed to {acute}.
His wits are not so blunt. --Shak.
3. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms
of civility; rough in manners or speech. ``Hiding his
bitter jests in blunt behavior.'' ``A plain, blunt man.''
--Shak.
4. Hard to impress or penetrate. [R.]
I find my heart hardened and blunt to new
impressions. --Pope.
Note: Blunt is much used in composition, as blunt-edged,
blunt-sighted, blunt-spoken.
Syn: Obtuse; dull; pointless; curt; short; coarse; rude;
brusque; impolite; uncivil.
Blunt \Blunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blunted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Blunting}.]
1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to
make blunt. --Shak.
2. To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of
the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or
susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.
Blunt \Blunt\, n.
1. A fencer's foil. [Obs.]
2. A short needle with a strong point. See {Needle}.
3. Money. [Cant] --Beaconsfield.
資料來源 : WordNet®
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)}]
blunt
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}]