Antonyms for blunter
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : bluhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : blÊŒnt |
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
- 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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