based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice; "an arbitrary decision"; "the arbitrary rule of a dictator"; "an arbitrary penalty"; "of arbitrary size and shape"; "an arbitrary choice"; "arbitrary division of the group into halves"
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"
used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument"
having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?"
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"
the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
a rationalized mental attitude
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"
the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place"
the appropriate or customary location; "the cars were in position"
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation