bluntest
superlative form of blunt: most blunt
Source: Wiktionary
Blunt, a. Etym: [Cf. Prov. G. bludde a dull or blunt knife, Dan. blunde to sleep, Sw. & Icel. blunda; or perh. akin to E. blind.]
1. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp. The murderous knife was dull and blunt. Shak.
2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; -- opposed to acute. His wits are not so blunt. Shak.
3. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech. "Hiding his bitter jests in blunt behavior." "A plain, blunt man." Shak.
4. Hard to impress or penetrate. [R.] I find my heart hardened and blunt to new impressions. Pope.
Note: Blunt is much used in composition, as blunt-edged, blunt- sighted, blunt-spoken.
Syn.
– Obtuse; dull; pointless; curt; short; coarse; rude; brusque; impolite; uncivil.
Blunt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Blunting.]
1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt. Shak.
2. To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.
Blunt, n.
1. A fencer's foil. [Obs.]
2. A short needle with a strong point. See Needle.
3. Money. [Cant] Beaconsfield.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 November 2024
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