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Meanings of blunt in English

Catalan
adormir
Spanish
deslucir

Make numb or insensitive.

      adormir
      Portuguese
      enfraquecer
      Catalan
      amortir

      Make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation.

          enfraquecer

          Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion.

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              Devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment.

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                    Usage of blunt in English
                    1
                    The blunt answer is that effective change requires both transparency and accountability.
                    The Irish Times
                    2
                    This message was spelt out in more blunt terms by government officials.
                    The Irish Times
                    3
                    The conservative government fell recently because of a blunt undiplomatic U.S. note.
                    The new yorker
                    4
                    Good intentions won't quite be enough to soften a distinctly blunt vibe.
                    The South African
                    5
                    Results: During the study period 145 patients presented with blunt renal trauma.
                    Pubmed
                    6
                    The message is blunt and unambiguous and the Government must pay attention.
                    The Irish Times
                    7
                    Interdicts are blunt instruments that prohibit particular actions on a blanket basis.
                    The South African
                    8
                    Hemodynamically Unstable Pelvic Trauma is a major problem in blunt traumatic injury.
                    Pubmed
                    9
                    THE first question to Ms Kathleen Kennedy Townsend last night was blunt.
                    The Irish Times
                    10
                    The Swiss increasingly viewed such laws as blunt tools of political repression.
                    Dark rivers of the heart
                    11
                    Beijing's recent efforts to blunt the slowdown are thus drawing mixed reviews.
                    Reuters
                    12
                    In blunt terms, too many employees in the care industry are exploited.
                    The Guardian
                    13
                    She was blunt, however, and lacked finesse; sometimes Manford found her exhausting.
                    Navigators of Dune
                    14
                    I happen to like its long-snout design; others thought it too blunt.
                    Independent.ie
                    15
                    Then the question: has Rapinoe always been so authentic and so blunt?
                    The Guardian
                    16
                    I mean that this is a blunt way to change the eventline.
                    The woman who died a lot
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                    Translations for blunt
                    Blunt through the time
                    Blunt across language varieties
                    Australia
                    Common
                    South Africa
                    Common
                    Ireland
                    Common
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