blunt
From LSJ
Μακάριόν ἐστιν υἱὸν εὔτακτον τρέφειν → Felicitas eximia sapiens filius → Ein Glück ist's, einen Sohn, der brav ist, großzuziehn
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
rude, unpolished: Ar. and P. ἄγροικος, V. ἄκομψος.
be blunt of speech: P. παρρησιάζεσθαι, V. θρασυστομεῖν, ἐξελευθεροστομεῖν, ἐλευθεροστομεῖν.
verb transitive
Lit. or Met., P. and V. ἀμβλύνειν, ἀπαμβλυνειν, V. καταμβλύνειν, lit., V. ἐκκωφεῖν.
are their swords blunted at the sight of beauty? V. ἆρ' εἰς τὸ κάλλος ἐκκεκώφηται ξίφη; (Eur., Orestes 1287).
with feelings blunted: P. and V. ἀμβλύς.
