ALL meanings of blunt
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B b - adjective blunt If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite. 3
- adjective blunt A blunt object has a rounded or flat end rather than a sharp one. 3
- adjective blunt A blunt knife or blade is no longer sharp and does not cut well. 3
- verb blunt If something blunts an emotion, a feeling or a need, it weakens it. 3
- adjective blunt (esp of a knife or blade) lacking sharpness or keenness; dull 3
- adjective blunt not having a sharp edge or point 3
- adjective blunt (of people, manner of speaking, etc) lacking refinement or subtlety; straightforward and uncomplicated 3
- adjective blunt outspoken; direct and to the point 3
- verb blunt to make less sharp 3
- verb blunt to diminish the sensitivity or perception of; make dull 3
- noun blunt a cannabis cigarette 3
- noun blunt Anthony. 1907–83, British art historian and Soviet spy 3
- noun blunt Wilfred Scawen. 1840–1922, British poet, traveller, and anti-imperialist 3
- adjective blunt slow to perceive, feel, or understand; dull 3
- adjective blunt having a dull edge or point; not sharp 3
- adjective blunt plain-spoken and abrupt 3
- verb transitive blunt to make (an edge or point) dull 3
- verb transitive blunt to make dull or insensitive 3
- verb transitive blunt to make less effective 3
- intransitive verb blunt to develop a dull edge or point 3
- noun blunt a marijuana cigarette, specif. one made by putting marijuana into the wrapper of a hollowed-out cigar 3
- adjective blunt knife, blade: not sharp 1
- adjective blunt instrument: not pointed 1
- adjective blunt comment: to the point 1
- adjective blunt person: plain speaking 1
- transitive verb blunt dull, make less sharp 1
- transitive verb blunt mitigate sensitivity of sth 1
- adjective blunt having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp: a blunt pencil. 1
- adjective blunt abrupt in address or manner: a blunt, ill-timed question. 1
- adjective blunt slow in perception or understanding; obtuse: His isolation has made him blunt about the feelings of others. 1
- verb with object blunt to make blunt or dull: He blunted the knife by using it to cut linoleum. 1
- verb with object blunt to weaken or impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility of: Wine first excites, then blunts the imagination. 1
- verb without object blunt to become blunt or dull. 1
- noun blunt something blunt, as a small-game arrow, a short sewing needle, or a short, thick cigar. 1
- noun blunt Slang. a cigar stuffed with marijuana. 1
- noun blunt A fencer's practice foil with a soft tip. 0
- noun blunt A short needle with a strong point. 0
- noun blunt (smoking) A marijuana cigar. 0
- noun blunt (Uncountable Noun) (Britain, slang, archaic) money. 0
- noun blunt A playboating move resembling a cartwheel performed on a wave. 0
- verb blunt To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt. 0
- verb blunt (figuratively) 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. 0
- adjective blunt Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; not sharp. 0
- adjective blunt Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute. 0
- adjective blunt Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech. 0
- adjective blunt Hard to impress or penetrate. 0
- adjective blunt Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive. 0