The Clue
Made less sharp (6 letter answer)
The Answer
DULLED
Tags
Notes
The answer DULLED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Took the edge off
Definition
DULL as a verb:
1. make dull in appearance; "Age had dulled the surface"
2. become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness; "the varnished table top dulled with time"
3. (muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down) = deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
4. (numb, benumb, blunt, dull) = make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
5. (dull, blunt) = make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
6. (pall, dull) = become less interesting or attractive
7. make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"
DULLED as an adjective:
1. (dulled, benumbed) = having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure; "the mind of the audience is becoming dulled"; "the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond"
2. (blunted, dulled) = made dull or blunt
3. (dulled, greyed) = deprived of color; "colors dulled by too much sun"; "greyed with the dust of the road"