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# blunt

«blunt» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not sharp; having an edge or point that does not cut well** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (blunt, blunter, bluntest); verb (blunt, blunts, blunted, blunting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Not sharp; having an edge or point that does not cut well. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blunt/#m1)

2) Saying what you think very directly, without trying to be polite. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blunt/#m2)

3) As a verb, to make less sharp. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blunt/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In safety lessons, children use scissors with blunt (rounded) ends. In cooking, a blunt knife can be more dangerous because it slips. In manners lessons, being blunt can hurt feelings, so we try to be honest but kind. Phrases: blunt pencil, blunt knife, blunt scissors, to be blunt, blunt end.

### examples

- My pencil is blunt; I need to sharpen it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blunt/#x1)
- Young children use scissors with blunt ends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blunt/#x2)
- A blunt knife can slip and cut you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blunt/#x3)
- To be blunt, your story was too long. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blunt/#x4)
- She gave a blunt answer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blunt/#x5)
- Cutting the cardboard blunted the scissors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blunt/#x6)
- He is no tree trunk to sharpen thy blunt claws upon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blunt/#x7)

### note

Comparatives: blunter, bluntest. The opposite is "sharp". "Bluntly" means very directly. Kindness: you can be truthful without being blunt.

### In the corpora

- [Fabric scissors are kept only for cloth, because cutting paper or card makes the blades blunt.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime/15/)
- [An adult person has at most 32 teeth, and they are blunter than a dog's.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/371-street-dogs-and-cats-feeding-safety-and-never-touching-a-strange-animal/21/)
- [Teachers write reports that parents read, so they choose kind, careful words instead of blunt ones.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/16-school-reports/0/)
- [Cutting hair does not change how it grows; the cut end only looks blunter.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/77-hair-nails-and-ears/6/)
- [A blunt knife is not safer: it needs more force, so when it slips it cuts you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «blunt» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blunt/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.