v. make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"

v. make less sharp

v. make less intense; "blunted emotions"

v. make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"

v. make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"

adj. used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument"

adj. having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"

adj. (impolitic)

adj. characterized 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"

v. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"

v. make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"

v. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

v. make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"

v. make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"

v. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"

v. make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"

v. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

v. satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"

v. provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"

v. make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"

v. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"

v. make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"

v. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

v. make vapid or deprive of spirit; "deadened wine"

v. make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"

v. cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking"

v. move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

v. cause to freeze; "Freeze the leftover food"

adj. not having a sharp edge or point; "the knife was too dull to be of any use"

adj. of a leaf shape; rounded at the apex

adj. not having a sharp edge or point; "the knife was too dull to be of any use"

adj. curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"

adj. extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"

adj. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight"

adj. without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"

adj. direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"

adj. having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine"

adj. characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility"

adj. not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"

adj. without due formalities; "unceremonious dismissal from office"

adj. (prosody) used of vowels or syllables

adj. brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"

adj. ready for business; "the stores are open"

adj. free of deceit

adj. open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship"

adj. conforming to truth; "I wouldn't have told you this if it weren't so"; "a truthful statement"

adj. openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk"

adj. earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences"

adj. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"

adj. not devious

adj. marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"

adj. unjustly domineering; "incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies"; "a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition"

adj. made dull or blunt

adj. moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism"

adj. not appropriate to the purpose

adj. without evasion or compromise: "a direct approach"; "a downright kind of person"; "a flat-footed refusal"; "forthright criticism"; "a foursquare refusal to yield"; "his usual head-on fashion"; "a straightforward account of the accident"

adj. not tolerating irrelevancies; "the no-nonsense tones of a stern parent"

adj. free from any effort to soften to disguise; "the plain and unvarnished truth"; "the unvarnished candor of old people and children"

v. make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"

v. make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives"

v. sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone

v. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"

v. give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing

v. cause to sense; make sensitive; "She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society"; "My tongue became sensitized to good wine"

adj. having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point"

adj. having a point

adj. extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow"

adj. avoiding the issue; not straightforward: "an evasive statement"