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. [ 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 ]

☞ 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 ]

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 ]

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 ]

adj. 1. made dull or blunt.
Syn. -- dulled. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. reduced in force or effectiveness. [ PJC ]

a. Somewhat blunt. -- Blunt"ish*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

adv. In a blunt manner; coarsely; plainly; abruptly; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sometimes after bluntly giving his opinions, he would quietly lay himself asleep until the end of their deliberations. Jeffrey. [ 1913 Webster ]