Blunt and Captious

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Blunt adjective - Being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner.

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Captious and blunt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Captious" instead an adjective "Blunt".

Nearby Words: bluntly, blunted, blunting

Captious adjective - Given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things.

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Blunt and captious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Blunt" instead an adjective "Captious".

Nearby Words: caption, captiously

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Captious or Blunt. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/blunt/captious.

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