Dulled and Whetted

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Dulled adjective - Lacking sharpness of edge or point.

Usage example: the dulled blade of a knife that had been stored in a drawer full of miscellaneous utensils

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Whetted is an antonym for dulled.

Nearby Words: dull, dulling, dullish

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

Usage example: I'll need a well-whetted axe to split the wood

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Dulled is an antonym for whetted.

Nearby Words: whet, whetting

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Whetted and Dulled. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dulled/whetted

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