FORTHRIGHT vs BLUNT: NOUN
- A straight path.
- A straight or direct course.
- A short needle with a strong point. See Needle.
- A fencer's foil.
- [Slang, and perhaps of different origin.] Money; ready money.
- A needle of a grade shorter and less sharply pointed than a sharp. See needle.
- A blunt sword for fencing; a foil.
- A marijuana cigarette that has been rolled in a cigar's tobacco leaf wrapper instead of rolling paper.
- A cigar whose interior has been hollowed out and filled with marijuana.
- Money.
- A short needle with a strong point.
- A marijuana cigar.
FORTHRIGHT vs BLUNT: ADJECTIVE
- Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
- Proceeding straight ahead.
- Straightforward; not evasive; characterized by candor and directness
- Direct; straightforward.
- Direct and without evasion; straightforward: : frank.
- Having a dull edge or end; not sharp.
- Abrupt and often disconcertingly frank in speech: : gruff.
- Stark; unadorned.
- Slow to perceive, understand, or feel; dull or insensitive.
- Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
- Devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
- Having a broad or rounded end
- Used of a knife or other blade; not sharp
- Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive
- Hard to impress or penetrate.
- Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
- Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.
FORTHRIGHT vs BLUNT: VERB
- N/A
- Make numb or insensitive
- Make less sharp
- Make less intense
- Make dull or blunt
- Make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
- 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.
FORTHRIGHT vs BLUNT: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To dull the edge of (a knife, for example).
- To make less effective; weaken.
- To become blunt.
FORTHRIGHT vs BLUNT: TRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.
FORTHRIGHT vs BLUNT: ADVERB
- Directly and frankly.
- Straight forward; in a straight direction.
- Directly and without evasion; not roundabout
- N/A
FORTHRIGHT vs BLUNT: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Not roundabout
- Directly and without evasion
- Without subtlety or evasion
- Straightforward; honest; direct; immediate: as, a forthright man; a forthright speech.
- Straightforward; in a direct manner; straightway.
- To make blunt, as an edge or point; dull the edge or point of, as a knife or bodkin, by making it thicker.
- To weaken or deaden, as appetite, desire, or power of the mind; impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility of.
- To become blunt: as, the blade blunts easily.
- Obtuse, thick, or dull, as an angle, edge, or point; having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point, as a foil, sword, pencil, etc.; not sharp or acute.
- Dull in understanding; slow of discernment.
- Obtuse; free from sharp angularities, projections, or corners.
- Rough in manner or speech; rude; unpolished; hence, abrupt in address or manner; plain-spoken; unceremonious: applied to persons.
- Plain; plain-spoken; unceremonious or unconventional; direct; free from circumlocution: as, blunt truths; a blunt bearing.
- Hard to penetrate.
- Faint.
- Synonyms Brusk, bluff, uncivil, rude, uncourteous.
- Not sharp
- Without subtlety or evasion
- Used of a knife or other blade
FORTHRIGHT vs BLUNT: RELATED WORDS
- Frankness, Straightforward, Sincere, Forceful, Honest, Truthful, Point blank, Free spoken, Direct, Squarely, Plainspoken, Blunt, Outspoken, Candid, Frank
- Free spoken, Benumb, Unconditional, Crude, Pointless, Numb, Dull, Deaden, Direct, Plainspoken, Stark, Outspoken, Candid, Forthright, Frank
FORTHRIGHT vs BLUNT: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Unequivocal, Straightforward, Sincere, Forceful, Honest, Truthful, Point blank, Free spoken, Direct, Squarely, Plainspoken, Blunt, Outspoken, Candid, Frank
- Free spoken, Benumb, Unconditional, Crude, Pointless, Numb, Dull, Deaden, Direct, Plainspoken, Stark, Outspoken, Candid, Forthright, Frank
FORTHRIGHT vs BLUNT: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Make your communication look planned, coherent, and forthright.
- It also requires forthright communication, authenticity, and respect.
- Those involved are not always truthful or forthright.
- The Christian churches adopted an equally forthright tone.
- They never learn good judgment or forthright speech.
- His predecessor, Wu Yi, has been more forthright.
- When corresponding with OSHA, be direct and forthright.
- Is the school forthright in its marketing efforts?
- At least for now, be forthright and revelatory.
- They were honest and forthright with their intentions.
- Well it made square edges sharp blunt edges and made sharpe edges blunt.
- ALEXANDER ACOSTA, SECRETARY opening statement of senator roy blunt Senator Blunt.
- Following a brief heat inactivation step, the blunt phosphorylated insert is combined with blunt dephosphorylated vector and then ligated.
- Nagy KK, et al: Determining which patients require evaluation for blunt cardiac injury following blunt chest trauma.
- The mismeasurement of quality by readmission rate: How blunt is too blunt an instrument?
- And something just came over my blunt eye making it more blunt.
- Blunt instruments, or any blunt instrument capable of causing injury.
- This sequel banishes Blunt, and her blunt outrage.
- Blunt vector using Zero Blunt PCR Cloning Kit.
- Blunt vector and Zero blunt PCR cloning kit.
FORTHRIGHT vs BLUNT: QUESTIONS
- How forthright was the Supreme Court of 1971 in this case?
- Is Coles Insurance not forthright in their replies?
- Where was the original Monster by William Blunt recorded?
- How to sew fingerless gloves with blunt eye needles?
- Is Emily Blunt really singing in Mary Poppins Returns?
- Why are blunt ends not always desired in biotechnology?
- How much money does Senator Blunt receive from Monsanto?
- How is blunt force trauma used in forensic science?
- Why choose blunt envy Union aluminium scooter bars?
- Are blunt wraps and colored rolling papers harmful?
- Do cigar wrappers contain nicotine in blunt smoking?
- How does ISRIB blunt the integrated stress response?