blunt adj
1. having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"
2. used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument"
3. 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--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder]
4. devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline" [syn: crude(a), stark(a)] v
5. make less intense; "blunted emotions"
6. make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" [syn: numb, benumb, dull]
7. make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge" [syn: dull] [ant: sharpen]
8. make less sharp; "blunt the knives"
9. make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound" [syn: deaden] [ant: enliven]

Blunt \Blunt\, a. [Cf. Prov. G. bludde a dull or blunt knife, Dan. blunde to sleep, Sw. & Icel. blunda; or perh. akin to E. blind.]
1. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp. The murderous knife was dull and blunt. --Shak.
2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; -- opposed to acute. His wits are not so blunt. --Shak.
3. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech. ``Hiding his bitter jests in blunt behavior.'' ``A plain, blunt man.'' --Shak.
4. Hard to impress or penetrate. [R.]

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