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Synonyms
blunt (blŭnt)

[Middle English.]

adjective: blunt·er, blunt·est. 

  1. Having a dull edge or end; not sharp.
  2. Abrupt and often disconcertingly frank in speech: “Onscreen, John Wayne was a blunt talker and straight shooter” (Time) See synonyms at gruff
  3. Slow to understand or perceive; dull.
  4. Lacking in feeling; insensitive.

verb: blunt·ed, blunt·ing, blunts. 

transitive verb 

  1. To dull the edge of.
  2. To make less effective; weaken: blunting the criticism with a smile.

intransitive verb 

To become blunt.

derivatives

blunt́ly
adverb
blunt́ness
noun