contundente

Italian

Adjective

contundente (masculine and feminine plural contundenti)

  1. blunt

Usage notes

  • Used only in the legal phrase corpo contundente - a blunt instrument

Latin

Participle

contundente

  1. ablative masculine singular of contundēns
  2. ablative feminine singular of contundēns
  3. ablative neuter singular of contundēns

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin contundentis, participle of contundō (“I pound or bruise”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: con‧tun‧den‧te

Adjective

contundente m, f (plural contundentes, comparable)

  1. blunt; bruising; contusing (of an object)
  2. (figuratively) assertive; striking
    • 2016 December 13, Maria João Guimarães, “António Guterres quer reformar a política entres as nacões”, in Público:
      Guterres fez uma crítica ao modo de funcionamento interno da ONU com uma declaração contundente: “Tenho a sensação de que as regras orçamentais da ONU servem mais para impedir do que para permitir as nossas funções”, disse, […]
  3. (figuratively) very aggressive

Spanish

Adjective

contundente (plural contundentes)

  1. heavy or severe
  2. (law, of a weapon) blunt
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