blunt
From LSJ
Μὴ κρῖν' ὁρῶν τὸ κάλλος, ἀλλὰ τὸν τρόπον → Mores in arbitrando, non faciem vide → Nach dem Charakter, nicht nach Schönheit urteile
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
rude, unpolished: Ar. and P. ἄγροικος, V. ἄκομψος.
be blunt of speech: P. παρρησιάζεσθαι, V. θρασυστομεῖν, ἐξελευθεροστομεῖν, ἐλευθεραστομεῖν.
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.
