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  • 131blunt — I. a. 1. Dull, obtuse, pointless, edgeless. 2. Dull witted, dull, thick witted, obtuse, stupid, stolid. 3. Abrupt, bluff, plain, uncourtly, unceremonious, without formal civility. 4. Brusk (or brusque), rough, harsh, uncourteous, ungracious,… …

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  • 132Acute angle — Angle An gle ([a^][ng] g l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. agky los bent, crooked, angular, a gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish hook, G. angel, and F. anchor.] 1. The inclosed space near the point where …

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