blunt vs point blank

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. 

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. 

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 

point blank

adj
  • Blunt, outright. 

  • The distance between a gun and a target such that it requires minimal effort in aiming it. In particular no allowance needs to be made for effects of gravity, target movement or wind in aiming the projectile. 

adv
  • Horizontally (as the angle at which a projectile is launched); directly or straight (at the target). 

  • Directly; bluntly; without pretense or caution. 

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