blunt instrument

noun

: an object without sharp edges or points that is used as a club

He was hit over the head with a blunt instrument.

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There’s so much premeditation and passion into doing that, and to actually play that with no music and just the sound and the banality of a lifeless body being hit by some blunt instrument is very viscerally upsetting. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

The Fed's tool to fight inflation — interest rates — is a blunt instrument. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

In children’s it-narratives such as The History of a Pocket Prayer Book (1839) and The Adventures of a Work-Bag (1826), authors forego the sharp edge of satire for the blunt instrument of didacticism. — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026

Two guardrails make this an art rather than a blunt instrument. — Dana Dunkelberger, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026