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Xem thêm: numb, benumb, dull, dull, deaden, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder, crude(a), stark(a)
v.
blunted emotions
The shock numbed her senses
Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge
blunt the knives
Terror blunted her feelings
deaden a sound
adj.
thick marks made by a blunt pencil
a blunt instrument
blunt talking and straight shooting
a blunt New England farmer
I gave them my candid opinion
forthright criticism
a forthright approach to the problem
tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank
it is possible to be outspoken without being rude
plainspoken and to the point
a point-blank accusation
the blunt truth
the crude facts
facing the stark reality of the deadline