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 →

2) Saying what you think very directly, without trying to be polite. tree →

3) As a verb, to make less sharp. tree →

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 →
• Young children use scissors with blunt ends. tree →
• A blunt knife can slip and cut you. tree →
• To be blunt, your story was too long. tree →
• She gave a blunt answer. tree →
• Cutting the cardboard blunted the scissors. tree →
• He is no tree trunk to sharpen thy blunt claws upon. tree →

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.
• An adult person has at most 32 teeth, and they are blunter than a dog's.
• Teachers write reports that parents read, so they choose kind, careful words instead of blunt ones.
• Cutting hair does not change how it grows; the cut end only looks blunter.
• A blunt knife is not safer: it needs more force, so when it slips it cuts you.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «blunt» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.