Definitions:

1. devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment adjective
   • the blunt truth
2. having a broad or rounded end adjective
   • thick marks made by a blunt pencil
3. to make dull or less sharp verb
   • I blunted the knife by using it on granite instead of a cutting board.
4. to make less intense verb
   • What can we do to blunt the pain?
5. to make less lively, intense, or vigorous verb
   • The news blunted our cheery spirits.

Synonyms:

• crude
• deaden
• dull
• forthright

NearBy Words:

• blunted
• bluntly
• bluntness