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blunt

Syllabification: (blunt)
Pronunciation: /blənt/
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Definition of blunt

adjective

  • 1(of a knife, pencil, etc.) having a worn-down edge or point; not sharp:a blunt knife
  • having a flat or rounded end:the blunt tip of the leaf
  • 2(of a person or remark) uncompromisingly forthright:he is as blunt as a kick in the shins a blunt statement of fact

noun

informal
  • a hollowed-out cigar filled with marijuana.

verb

  • make or become less sharp: [with object]:wood can blunt your ax [no object]:the edge may blunt very rapidly
  • [with object] weaken or reduce (something):their determination had been blunted

Derivatives

bluntly

adverb

bluntness

noun

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'dull, insensitive'): perhaps of Scandinavian origin and related to Old Norse blunda 'shut the eyes'

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