Dull and Edged

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Dull adjective - Lacking sharpness of edge or point.

Usage example: the dull knife just bounced off the skin of the tomato without cutting it

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Edged is an antonym for dull.

Nearby Words: dullness, dulling, dulled, dully, dullish

Edged adjective - Having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something.

Usage example: always store your finely edged knives in a knife block

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Dull is an antonym for edged in topics: border, sharpen, defeat narrowly.

Nearby Words: edge, edging

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