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blunter

blunter is the comparative form of blunt.

Meaning of blunt

Adjective

blunt (comparative blunter, superlative bluntest)

  1. Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
    • The murderous knife was dull and blunt.c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.
    • His wits are not so blunt.1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    Synonyms:
    stupid, obtuse
  3. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting in the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
    • I was taken aback by the blunt admission that he had never liked my company.
  4. Hard to impress or penetrate.
    • December 30, 1736, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift
      I find my heart hardened and blunt to new impressions.
  5. Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive.

See all 14 meanings of blunt

Noun

blunter (plural blunters)

  1. That which blunts something.
    • blunters of genius1788, Sir Herbert Croft, The Wreck of Westminster Abbey, page 6

Forms of blunter

pluralblunters

Questions about blunter

What does blunter mean?
Blunter means that which blunts something.
What is blunter the comparative form of?
Blunter is the comparative form of blunt.
What part of speech is blunter?
Blunter is a noun.
What is the plural of blunter?
The plural of blunter is blunters.

Words near blunter in the dictionary

  1. blunted
  2. blunten
  3. bluntened
  4. bluntening
  5. bluntens
  6. blunter
  7. blunters
  8. bluntest
  9. blunteth
  10. blunting
  11. bluntings

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