Get Free Checker

blunted

[ US /ˈbɫəntəd, ˈbɫəntɪd/ ]
[ UK /blˈʌntɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. made dull or blunt

How To Use blunted In A Sentence

  • The constant repetition of violence has blunted the human response to it.
  • Most people felt Mr Major fought a pretty mealy-mouthed campaign in which radical ideas were either dropped or blunted.
  • Further multilateral agreements to control nuclear weapons were both welcome to CND and blunted its cutting edge.
  • The two slaves were ready at repartee, but the utter simplicity of the sultan displayed a blockishness which blunted all edge. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions
  • The latest bombing has blunted residents' hopes for peace.
  • Northern-dominated government may have blunted the appeal of the development discourse among the majority of south-eastern voters.
  • Dodd proposes a consumer protection agency -- but wants it to be a part of the Federal Reserve, where it would be likely to have its sword blunted by the conventional wisdoms of central bankers and economists no doubt with Wall Street whispering in their ears. Matthew Bishop: 'The Road From Ruin': Would Dodd's Solutions Create More Useless Bureaucracy (Think Homeland Security)?
  • A blunted erythropoietic response to physiologic stimuli has been noted in critically ill patients.
  • Judicial response to human rights cannot be blunted by legal jugglery. Outlook India
  • Lack of sleep blunted her thinking.
View all