blunt

1. a. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp. Source: opted

2. a. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; -- opposed to acute. Source: opted

3. a. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech. Source: opted

4. a. Hard to impress or penetrate. Source: opted

5. v. t. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt. Source: opted

6. v. t. 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. Source: opted

7. n. A fencer's foil. Source: opted

8. n. A short needle with a strong point. See Needle. Source: opted

9. n. Money. Source: opted

10. adj. having a broad or rounded end Source: wordnet

11. adj. used of a knife or other blade; not sharp Source: wordnet

12. adj. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion Source: wordnet

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