blunt
Example Sentences
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Powell had little certainty to offer investors about rates but he offered a rare dose of blunt talk about the rest of his career.
From Barron's
Powell had little certainty to offer investors about rates but he offered a rare dose of blunt talk about the rest of his career.
From Barron's
Mason recalled the blunt conversation he had with his managing directors around that time.
That blunted the edge of his grief a little.
From Literature
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“It’s because governments usually resort to blunt instruments, opting for the bludgeon of sweeping tariffs and subsidies over the scalpel of industrial parks and skills development programs.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.