blunt
adjective
having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp.
blunted
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past participleof blunt.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof blunt.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
bluntadjectivehaving an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp.
Example Sentences
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With this intimate, painful epiphany, the show’s larger parable about obligingly submitting to ahistorical ignorance is blunted with a spiritually benevolent ideal.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
To this point, age has not blunted Messi's ability.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
China’s steady efforts to diversify its energy, especially in renewables, and building up its strategic petroleum reserves blunted the hit.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
Without that message, the itch-relief sensation is blunted, enabling excessive scratching that can damage the skin, according to Gualdani’s team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
By disparagement, by starvation, by repressions, forced direction, and the stunning hammerblows of conditioning, the free, roving mind is being pursued, roped, blunted, drugged.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
