"blunt" in the verb sense
1. blunt
make less intense
"blunted emotions"
2. numb, benumb, blunt, dull
make numb or insensitive
"The shock numbed her senses"
3. dull, blunt
make dull or blunt
"Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
4. blunt
make less sharp
"blunt the knives"
5. deaden, blunt
make less lively, intense, or vigorous impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
"Terror blunted her feelings"
"deaden a sound"
"blunt" in the adjective sense
1. blunt
having a broad or rounded end
"thick marks made by a blunt pencil"
2. blunt
used of a knife or other blade not sharp
"a blunt instrument"
3. blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder
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
4. blunt, crude, stark
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
"the blunt truth"
"the crude facts"
"facing the stark reality of the deadline"
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