Blunt and Splintery

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

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Splintery is an antonym for blunt.

Nearby Words: bluntly, blunted, blunting

Splintery adjective - Resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points.

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Blunt is an antonym for splintery in topics: sharp, knifelike.

Nearby Words: splinter, splintered, splintering

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