Blunt vs. Curt — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Blunt and Curt
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Blunt
Having a dull edge or end; not sharp.
Curt
Rudely brief
His reply was curt
Blunt
Abrupt and often disconcertingly frank in speech
"People [in the Western US] are blunt with one another, sometimes even cruel, believing honesty is stronger medicine than sympathy" (Gretel Ehrlich).
Curt
Rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
Was curt and businesslike in the meeting.
Acknowledged him with a curt nod.
Blunt
Stark; unadorned
"The blunt truth ... is that he is devoid of political courage" (Jeff Jacoby).
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Curt
Terse or condensed
A curt text message.
Blunt
Slow to perceive, understand, or feel; dull or insensitive
"I felt blunt with shock when I heard the news" (Sallie Bingham).
Curt
Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
Blunt
To dull the edge of (a knife, for example).
Curt
Short or concise.
Blunt
To make less effective; weaken
Blunting the criticism with a smile.
Curt
To cut, cut short, shorten.
Blunt
To become blunt
When the scraper blade blunts, you will have to replace it.
Curt
Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer.
The curt, yet comprehensive reply.
Blunt
A cigar whose interior has been hollowed out and filled with marijuana.
Curt
Marked by rude or peremptory shortness;
Try to cultivate a less brusque manner
A curt reply
The salesgirl was very short with him
Blunt
A marijuana cigarette that has been rolled in a cigar's tobacco leaf wrapper instead of rolling paper.
Curt
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
Blunt
Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
Blunt
Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.
Blunt
Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
The blunt admission that he had never liked my company.
Blunt
Hard to impress or penetrate.
Blunt
Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive.
Blunt
A fencer's practice foil with a soft tip.
Blunt
A short needle with a strong point.
Blunt
A marijuana cigar.
Blunt
Money
Blunt
A playboating move resembling a cartwheel performed on a wave.
Blunt
To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.
Blunt
(figuratively) To repress or weaken; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of
It blunted my appetite.
My feeling towards her have been blunted.
Blunt
Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.
The murderous knife was dull and blunt.
Blunt
Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; - opposed to acute.
His wits are not so blunt.
Blunt
Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
Blunt
Hard to impress or penetrate.
I find my heart hardened and blunt to new impressions.
Blunt
To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.
Blunt
To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.
Blunt
A fencer's foil.
Blunt
A short needle with a strong point. See Needle.
Blunt
Money.
Blunt
Make less intense;
Blunted emotions
Blunt
Make numb or insensitive;
The shock numbed her senses
Blunt
Make dull or blunt;
Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge
Blunt
Make less sharp;
Blunt the knives
Blunt
Make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation;
Terror blunted her feelings
Deaden a sound
Blunt
Having a broad or rounded end;
Thick marks made by a blunt pencil
Blunt
Used of a knife or other blade; not sharp;
A blunt instrument
Blunt
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
Blunt
Devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment;
The blunt truth
The crude facts
Facing the stark reality of the deadline
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