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Discover LudwigThe phrase "rather blunt" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe someone's speech or manner of speaking as being direct and lacking sensitivity or tact. It can also refer to an object or action that is not sharp or pointed. Example: "Maria's comment to her colleague about his work was rather blunt and could have been phrased more diplomatically." Example: "The knife was rather blunt and struggled to cut through the tough meat."
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"Laws by definition are rather blunt instruments," Dr. Hickok said.
Unsurprisingly, Google wasn't ecstatic with this rather blunt approach.
In the '20s, All-Bran was emblazoned with this rather blunt appeal: "Relieves constipation".
Viewers who can handle the rather blunt footage of the dissections can learn quite a lot.
Indeed, the style of Murder is far more original than its rather blunt title.
Some of its insurrectionary intent is, it has to be said, rather blunt.
Tyrie did have an ally, and a rather blunt one, in the Labour party.
My rather blunt view is that the cabinet was supine or submissive.
Sharp, thin and symmetrical, light and elegant, it was quite different from the heavy chopper, with its rather blunt edge.
Hindquarters are higher and more massive than forequarters, the neck is long, and the muzzle is short and rather blunt.
Yet both have dashed the idea that this England team are purely functional and, actually, rather blunt.
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