Word of the Day: Blunt

Blunt: ficar cego ou sem corte, moderar, abrandar, entorpecer, enfraquecer / embotado, sem corte, cego/ brusco, abrupto, áspero, insensível, néscio, franco, direto, objetivo

Synonyms: abrupt, bluff, brusque, crusty, curt, downright, short, short-spoken, snippy, unceremonious

“Obama Aims to Blunt Attacks on Gas Prices” (www.nytimes.com, February 23, 2012)