romo means both dull and blunt

Question

I received the below sentence from SpanishDict, word of day : Un cuchillo romo puede ser más peligroso que un cuchillo con filo. - A dull knife can be more dangerous than a sharp one. Can we use "dull knife" ? Should we use "blunt knife" ?

Welcome to the forum, :) - 00494d19, Jan 24, 2011

Answer 1

I would use dull.

As you are a native speaker, I am agree with you. Gracias. - bulutoguzhan, Jan 24, 2011

*I am going to agree with you or I agree with you. - --Jen--, Jan 24, 2011

Answer 2

In normal American usage, a blunt knife is one that is so dull that it won't cut much at all--even a butter knife is usually described as having a dull blade rather than a blunt one. An epee is blunt. . .so is a baseball bat.

That's how how I would use the words (I am an American English speaker) - Stadt, Jan 24, 2011

Answer 3

Wow, I would have thought a blunt knife...weird.

Hmmm, looking on google this seems to be as correct as the above...is this regional?

I have never heard "dull knife" before. It is "a blunt knife" in Oxford Dictionary. As you say does it change region by region ? - bulutoguzhan, Jan 24, 2011

Answer 4

I would say a blunt knife .

bieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen - 00494d19, Jan 24, 2011