Antonyms for blunt

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : bluhnt

Phonetic Transcription : blʌnt

Definition of blunt

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
verb make dull

Example sentences :

"I'm glad you feel as you do about it, Evelyn," was her blunt rejoinder.
Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower

It will blunt the keen edge of sorrow, and smooth the asperities of adversity.
Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox

But is there not more danger from a sharp tool than from a blunt one?
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

“To be sure you do,” replied the disturbed and blunt divine.
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

His face was obstinate, honest, kindly, his features were as blunt as his talk.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

Mr. Blunt grasped his hand, and for a moment he envied the other the generous thought.
Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper

"Possible, certainly, but scarcely probable," returned Mr. Blunt.
Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper

But I have a grateful heart to-day, Mr. Blunt, and will not be critical.
Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper

To-night she found a difficulty in answering that blunt question.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

In the blunt nose of their craft a tiny crevice must have opened.
Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin

Synonyms for blunt

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