Blunted and Foiled

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Blunted

Blunted adjective - Lacking sharpness of edge or point.
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Foiled and blunted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Foiled" instead a verb "Blunted".
Nearby Words: blunt, blunting

Foiled

Foiled adjective - Disappointingly unsuccessful.
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Blunted and foiled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Blunted" instead a verb "Foiled".
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  • Helmets Are Hardly Heroic Foiled swords had blunted tips covered with tennis-ball-sized pads in order to reduce the chances of poking someone's eye out (it still happened), but wearing any kind of fencing mask was considered unmanly and they really didn't catch on until the 19th century.
    Source: Helmets Are Hardly Heroic
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