Associations to the word «Obtund»

Wiktionary

OBTUND, verb. (transitive) (chiefly medicine) To reduce the edge or effects of; to mitigate; to dull.

Dictionary definition

OBTUND, verb. Reduce the edge or violence of; "obtunded reflexes".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras