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blunt

  • adjective
  • /blʌnt/

Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.

Other meanings

  1. dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.

  2. abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting in the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.

    “I was taken aback by the blunt admission that he had never liked my company.”

Word history

From Middle English "blunt".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “blunt” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.