The difference between Abrupt and Blunt

When used as nouns, abrupt means something which is abrupt, whereas blunt means a fencer's practice foil with a soft tip.

When used as verbs, abrupt means to tear off or asunder, whereas blunt means to dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker.

When used as adjectives, abrupt means broken away (from restraint), whereas blunt means having a thick edge or point.

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  1. Abrupt as an adjective (obsolete, rare):

    Broken away (from restraint).

  2. Abrupt as an adjective:

    Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.

    Examples:

    "The party came to an abrupt end when the parents of our host arrived."

  3. Abrupt as an adjective:

    Curt in manner.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: brusque rude unciviimpolite"

  4. Abrupt as an adjective:

    Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed.

  5. Abrupt as an adjective (obsolete):

    Broken off.

  6. Abrupt as an adjective:

    Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous.

  7. Abrupt as an adjective (botany):

    Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek en"

  1. Abrupt as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To tear off or asunder.

  2. Abrupt as a verb:

    To interrupt suddenly.

  1. Abrupt as a noun (poetic):

    Something which is abrupt; an abyss.

  1. Blunt as an adjective:

    Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.

  2. Blunt as an adjective:

    Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.

  3. Blunt as an adjective:

    Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.

    Examples:

    "the blunt admission that he had never liked my company"

  4. Blunt as an adjective:

    Hard to impress or penetrate.

  5. Blunt as an adjective:

    Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive.

  1. Blunt as a noun:

    A fencer's practice foil with a soft tip.

  2. Blunt as a noun:

    A short needle with a strong point.

  3. Blunt as a noun (smoking):

    A marijuana cigar.

  4. Blunt as a noun (UK, slang, archaic, uncountable):

    money

  5. Blunt as a noun:

    A playboating move resembling a cartwheel performed on a wave.

  1. Blunt as a verb:

    To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.

  2. Blunt as a verb (figuratively):

    To repress or weaken; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of

    Examples:

    "It blunted my appetite."

    "My feeling towards her have been blunted."

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