Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being blunt.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; lack of sharpness.
- noun Abruptness of address; rude plainness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The characteristic of being
blunt .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun without sharpness or clearness of edge or point
- noun the quality of being direct and outspoken
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Examples
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To a player, Walz's bluntness is a key motivational tool for a team with six freshmen on the roster — two in the starting lineup — that he likens to the Bad News Bears.
Honesty Walz's best policy as Louisville coach tells it like it is 2009
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To a player, Walz's bluntness is a key motivational tool for a team with ...
Women's College Basketball News: Stories, Polls, Team Indexes & Stats 2009
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That sort of bluntness is odd, a seemingly unnecessary provocation that can do nothing but rally and unify Republicans – particularly those who have forgotten that there are policy issues beyond immigration.
Stromata Blog: 2007
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That sort of bluntness is odd, a seemingly unnecessary provocation that can do nothing but rally and unify Republicans – particularly those who have forgotten that there are policy issues beyond immigration.
A Dagger in the Wind 2007
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Such bluntness is uncomfortable, but we must face reality if we want to appraise the future.
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They have a feeling that rude bluntness is a great deal more manly than good manners.
A Manual of Etiquette with Hints on Politeness and Good Breeding Sophia Orne 1873
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Mc Cain is clearly not ready to debate and his bluntness is a mediocre disquise for his lack of knowledge.
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There is an extraordinary charm in his bluntness, which is that only of a nobleman arising from a contempt of overstrained courtesy; and combined with easy placability where goodness of heart is apparent.
Literary Remains, Volume 2 Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1803
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There is an extraordinary charm, in his bluntness, which is that only of a nobleman, arising from a contempt of overstrained courtesy, and combined with easy placability where goodness of heart is apparent.
Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1803
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But in calling their bluntness "molto aggressivo," we offended their fragile male egos and decided to run as fast as our heels could take us to the nearest bus stop.
The Temple News 2009
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