blunt
From LSJ
Πένητας ἀργοὺς οὐ τρέφει ῥᾳθυμία → Desidia nescit educare pauperem → Den trägen Armen nährt nicht seine Arbeitsscheu
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; (Euripides, Orestes 1287).
with feelings blunted: P. and V. ἀμβλύς.
