blunt
From LSJ
εὐκαταφρόνητός ἐστι σιγηρὸς τρόπος → a way of life disposed to silence is contemptible (Menander)
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.
