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amol [a.mul.] : blunt (adj.)
Synonyms: dumpol

Derivatives of amol


Glosses:
blunt
v. (change)1. bluntmake less intense.; "blunted emotions"
~ weakenlessen the strength of.; "The fever weakened his body"
v. (perception)2. benumb, blunt, dull, numbmake numb or insensitive.; "The shock numbed her senses"
~ desensitise, desensitizecause not to be sensitive.; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"
v. (contact)3. blunt, dullmake dull or blunt.; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
~ alter, change, modifycause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
v. (change)4. bluntmake less sharp.; "blunt the knives"
~ alter, change, modifycause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
v. (change)5. blunt, deadenmake less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation.; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
~ alter, change, modifycause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
~ obtundreduce the edge or violence of.; "obtunded reflexes"
~ petrifycause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned.; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking"
~ soften, damp, weaken, dampen, breaklessen in force or effect.; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
adj. 6. blunthaving a broad or rounded end.; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"
~ pointless, unpointednot having a point especially a sharp point.; "my pencils are all pointless"
adj. 7. bluntused of a knife or other blade; not sharp.; "a blunt instrument"
~ dullnot having a sharp edge or point.; "the knife was too dull to be of any use"
adj. 8. blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shouldercharacterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion.; "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"
~ directstraightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action.; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"
adj. 9. blunt, crude, starkdevoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment.; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
~ unconditional, unconditionednot conditional.; "unconditional surrender"