Blunt
Blunt verb - To reduce or weaken in strength or feeling.
Help
Help verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- To this day, he still is reviled, and his habit of being blunt to the point of club didn't help things any.
Source: Scapegoat Creator -
Sailor Moon subverts this with Luna and Artemis who are kind and help the heroes, though they still aren't above being incredibly blunt.
Source: Cats Are Mean -
His Earth-2 counterpart obviously also has cold blue eyes, and in this case they help to highlight his blunt and detached personality.
Source: Icy Blue Eyes
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