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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Blunt \Blunt\ (bl[u^]nt), 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. [1913 Webster] The murderous knife was dull and blunt. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; -- opposed to {acute}. [1913 Webster] His wits are not so blunt. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 4. Hard to impress or penetrate. [R.] [1913 Webster] I find my heart hardened and blunt to new impressions. --Pope. [1913 Webster] Note: Blunt is much used in composition, as blunt-edged, blunt-sighted, blunt-spoken. [1913 Webster] Syn: Obtuse; dull; pointless; curt; short; coarse; rude; brusque; impolite; uncivil. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Blunt \Blunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blunted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blunting}.] 1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Blunt \Blunt\, n. 1. A fencer's foil. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A short needle with a strong point. See {Needle}. [1913 Webster] 3. Money. [Cant] --Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: 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: {blunt}, {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: {blunt}, {crude(a)}, {stark(a)}] v 1: make less intense; "blunted emotions" 2: make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" [syn: {numb}, {benumb}, {blunt}, {dull}] 3: make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge" [syn: {dull}, {blunt}] [ant: {sharpen}] 4: make less sharp; "blunt the knives" 5: make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound" [syn: {deaden}, {blunt}] [ant: {animate}, {enliven}, {invigorate}, {liven}, {liven up}]