Antonyms for blunter

Grammar : Adj

Spell : bluhnt

Phonetic Transcription : blʌnt

Definition of blunter

Origin : c.1200, "dull, obtuse," perhaps from or related to Old Norse blundra (see blunder (v.)). Of tools or weapons, late 14c. Meaning "abrupt of speech or manner" is from 1580s.

adj not sharp
adj straightforward

Example sentences :

A sharper or blunter turn would have ripped the vessel from bow to stern.
Extract from : « El Diablo » by Brayton Norton

The shorter and blunter the spur, and the smoother the leg, the younger is the bird.
Extract from : « Dog Breaking » by William Nelson Hutchinson

The voice that broke in was harsher and blunter than Baudichon's.
Extract from : « The Long Night » by Stanley Weyman

A blunter Williams used to take me by the button on the street.
Extract from : « Lazarre » by Mary Hartwell Catherwood

"And so better," said Mr. Carter, with a sarcasm of a blunter sort.
Extract from : « Castle Richmond » by Anthony Trollope

His head was rounder and blunter than the rat's, his feet were larger and softer, and his limbs and his tail were shorter.
Extract from : « Creatures of the Night » by Alfred W. Rees

To the blunter and less refined sensibilities of the male there seems something a little indelicate in this impartial eagerness.
Extract from : « The Quaint Companions » by Leonard Merrick

Every week since her departure he had written her, even though the letters grew shorter and blunter as his duties increased.
Extract from : « Quin » by Alice Hegan Rice

Distracted by lateral perceptions from the point ahead, they blunder where blunter minds would go forward undismayed.
Extract from : « The House with the Green Shutters » by George Douglas Brown

His features were blunter, more humorous, and his face was already lined, while his hands looked work-worn.
Extract from : « Joanna Godden » by Sheila Kaye-Smith

Synonyms for blunter

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