Part 1227

<syn>Syn. -- Obtuse; dull; pointless; curt; short; coarse; rude; brusque; impolite; uncivil.</syn>

<h1>Blunt</h1> <Xpage=159>

<hw>Blunt</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Blunted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Blunting</er>.]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of; <as>as, to <ex>blunt</ex> the feelings</as>.</def>

<h1>Blunt</h1> <Xpage=159>

<hw>Blunt</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A fencer's foil.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A short needle with a strong point. See <er>Needle</er>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Money.</def> <mark></mark>

<i>Beaconsfield.</i>

<h1>Bluntish</h1> <Xpage=159>

<hw>Blunt"ish</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Somewhat blunt.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Blunt"ish*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Bluntly</h1> <Xpage=159>

<hw>Blunt"ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a blunt manner; coarsely; plainly; abruptly; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.</def>

<blockquote>Sometimes after <b>bluntly</b> giving his opinions, he would quietly lay himself asleep until the end of their deliberations. <i>Jeffrey.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Bluntness</h1> <Xpage=159>

<hw>Blunt"ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; want of sharpness.</def>

<blockquote>The multitude of elements and <b>bluntness</b> of angles. <i>Holland.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A bruptness of address; rude plainness.</def> "<i>Bluntness</i> of speech."

<i>Boyle.</i>

<h1>Blunt-witted</h1> <Xpage=159>

<hw>Blunt"-wit`ted</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Dull; stupid.</def>

<blockquote><b>Blunt-witted</b> lord, ignoble in demeanor! <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Blur</h1> <Xpage=159>

<hw>Blur</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Blurred</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Blurring</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Prob. of same origin as <ets>blear</ets>. See <er>Blear</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To render obscure by making the form or outline of confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make indistinct and confused; <as>as, to <ex>blur</ex> manuscript by handling it while damp; to <ex>blur</ex> the impression of a woodcut by an excess of ink.</as></def>

<blockquote>But time hath nothing <b>blurred</b> those lines of favor Which then he wore. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.</def>

<blockquote>Her eyes are <b>blurred</b> with the lightning's glare. <i>J. R. Drake.</i></blockquote>