blunt vs curt

blunt

adj
  • Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech. 

  • Having a thick edge or point; not sharp. 

  • Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute. 

  • Hard to impress or penetrate. 

  • Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive. 

verb
  • To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt. 

  • To repress or weaken; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of 

noun
  • A marijuana cigar. 

  • A playboating move resembling a cartwheel performed on a wave. 

  • A short needle with a strong point. 

  • A fencer's practice foil with a soft tip. 

curt

adj
  • Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude. 

  • Short or concise. 

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