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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
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Examples for "deaden"
Examples for "deaden"
1
The definite pursuit of the higher good will deaden the lower anxieties.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. Luke
2
Besides, he couldn't bear to deaden his only connection to the outside.
Takeover
3
A dread seemed to descend upon him and deaden his natural buoyancy.
The Judgment House
4
Thick carpets, into which the feet sink, deaden the sound of footsteps.
Serge Panine — Volume 02
5
By this common device she had sought to deaden the vivid lightning.
A Day of Fate

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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Blunt through the time
Blunt across language varieties
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
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