I. ˈblənt adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: Middle English; perhaps akin to Old Norse blunda to doze, Old English blind — more at blind
1.
a. : dull or deficient in feeling or perception : insensitive
served his time by showing how blunt the eyes and ears of writers generally are — Norman Foerster
b. : slow or obtuse in understanding or discernment : dull
this consideration will make it evident to a blunter discernment than yours — Edmund Burke
2. : having a thick edge or point : not sharp or keen
the murderous knife was dull and blunt — Shakespeare
3. archaic : lacking refinement or polish : rude , rough
though blunt my tale — Alexander Pope
4. : abrupt in speech or manner : outspokenly frank : not suave : plain
you are entirely too blunt in your human relations — W.J.Reilly
the petition was rejected in a blunt one-sentence letter of refusal — Paul Blanshard
Synonyms: see bluff , dull
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English blonten from blunt, blont, adjective
transitive verb
1.
a. : to make (as an edge or point) less sharp : dull
blunted the swords
b. : to make (as an acid or corrosive) less sharp : dilute
blunts the acidity of vinegar
2. : to make (as the senses or mental faculties) dull or sluggish : deaden
diminished men's sense of wonder and blunted their sensitiveness to the great mystery — Aldous Huxley
3. : to lessen or destroy the force of effectiveness of : weaken
their zeal was quickly blunted by the yawn of habit around them — Bruce Marshall
the attack was blunted
intransitive verb
: to become dull or less sharp
its edges will never blunt — John Bunyan
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: blunt (I)
1. : something blunt ; specifically : blunt arrow
2. slang : ready cash : money
IV. noun
: a cigar in which part or all of the tobacco has been replaced by marijuana