"bluntish" meaning in All languages combined

See bluntish on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more bluntish [comparative], most bluntish [superlative]
Etymology: From blunt + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blunt|ish}} blunt + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} bluntish (comparative more bluntish, superlative most bluntish)
  1. Somewhat blunt. Derived forms: bluntishly, bluntishness
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