1
: having an edge or point that is not sharp
scissors with blunt ends
was hit over the head with a blunt instrument
gave her bangs a blunt cut just above her eyebrows
2
a
: abrupt in speech or manner
She tends to be blunt.
a blunt refusal
b
: being straight to the point : direct
To be perfectly blunt, I don't think he can do it.
3
a
: slow or deficient in feeling : insensitive
… showing how blunt the eyes and ears of writers generally are …—
Norman Foerster
Norman Foerster
b
: obtuse (see obtuse sense 2a) in understanding or discernment : dull
his blunt mind
bluntly
adverb
bluntness
noun
blunted; blunting; blunts
: to make less sharp, definite, or forceful
an ax blunted from use
blunted their criticism by praising her enthusiasm
: to become blunt (see blunt entry 1)
: a cigar that has been hollowed out and filled with marijuana
Synonyms
Examples of blunt in a Sentence
Adjective
To be perfectly blunt, I find her annoying.
He was blunt about needing more privacy.
Verb
a weapon blunted by use
the mushy music blunted the effect of the movie's final tragic scene
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
But despite the blunt warning about One Tree Hill, Lenz didn’t want to give up her pursuit of the show.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
The big picture: Mayoral hopefuls in cities from Richmond, Virginia, to San Diego have pledged to blunt the high cost of housing by allowing denser construction, even as some of those proposals have sparked local backlash.
—Sami Sparber, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 July 2024
And then there was the time when a group of actors was passing around a blunt and Shaker accidentally dropped it in a crack in the floorboards.
—Mark Grochowski, Curbed, 28 June 2024
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Adjective
The revelation, along with a blunt critique of then-President Donald Trump, quickly attracted media attention for its unfiltered nature.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
But despite the blunt warning about One Tree Hill, Lenz didn’t want to give up her pursuit of the show.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
Though many cities in California have had rent control on the books for decades, those rules have been blunted by Costa-Hawkins, a law that limits rent control to houses and apartment buildings built prior to 1995 and lets landlords raise rents when new tenants move in.
—Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
The big picture: Mayoral hopefuls in cities from Richmond, Virginia, to San Diego have pledged to blunt the high cost of housing by allowing denser construction, even as some of those proposals have sparked local backlash.
—Sami Sparber, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
Maybe smoke a blunt and eat some Cherry Garcia too?
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 July 2024
And then there was the time when a group of actors was passing around a blunt and Shaker accidentally dropped it in a crack in the floorboards.
—Mark Grochowski, Curbed, 28 June 2024
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“Blunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blunt. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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blunt
1 of 2 adjective1
: slow or lacking in feeling or understanding
2
: having an edge or point that is not sharp
3
: abrupt in speech or manner
bluntly
adverb
bluntness
noun
blunt
2 of 2 verb
: to make or become less sharp
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