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the bluntness that skips the diplomacy and hands you the truth raw
means Speaking or expressing things directly and without softening, even when the truth might sting.
from From Middle English 'blunt,' which first described things dull or stupid — a blade with no edge, a wit with no point. The sense slid from a dull tool to dull manners, and then sharpened (ironically) into its modern meaning: a person so undiplomatic they're blunt, like a knife that can't be bothered to be careful. The ultimate root is uncertain, though it's possibly related to Old Norse 'blunda,' meaning to shut one's eyes — a fitting cousin for someone who speaks without looking at the consequences.
- origin
- Old English for dull, lacking a sharp edge
- named after
- Phillies Blunt cigars, hollowed and refilled
- social cost
- Honesty without anesthetic loses you dinner invites
- weapon class
- Blunt force trauma, the oldest kind of harm
- James Blunt
- His Twitter is bluntly, savagely self-deprecating
james blunt — british singer-songwriter, 'you're beautiful' topped charts in 2005
blunt avenue — street in the bronx, new york city