0 (of objects) having no point or sharp edge -- cùn
a blunt knife.
1 (of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech -- thẳng thừng
She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.
2 to make less sharp -- làm cùn
These scissors have been blunted by years of use.
Chaotic or unpredictable schedules might be one factor contributing to the blunted daytime pattern noted for some populations of children.
Further, consider the flow about a blunt-nosed slender body in high-speed flight (figure 2).
The mesosome has a slender, smooth, blunt-tipped, long projection and a short pointed one (fig. 13, b).
As seen in flow field photographs, a thermal has a mushroom-like appearance, with a blunted nearly hemispherical cap.
The author wields the blunt instruments of ' ' political transaction costs ' ' and ' ' induced ideological change ' ' at frequent intervals, inflicting substantial transaction costs on the reader.
Close examination of cranial squama and major joint surfaces turned up no evidence of blunt-force trauma or cut marks.
We cannot fully exclude the possibility that the tendency to blunted cortisol responses in the patient group has been influenced by benzodiazepine use.
The seemingly endless multiplication of voices crying for aid tends to blunt the compassion of an increasingly indifferent and cynical public in the developed world.
