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Adjective

having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp
a blunt pencil.
abrupt in address or manner
a blunt, ill-timed question.
slow in perception or understanding; obtuse
His isolation has made him blunt about the feelings of others.

Verb (used with object)

to make blunt; hebetate
He blunted the knife by using it to cut linoleum.
to weaken or impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility of
Wine first excites, then blunts the imagination.

Verb (used without object)

to become blunt.

Noun

something blunt, as a small-game arrow, a short sewing needle, or a short, thick cigar.
Slang . a cigar stuffed with marijuana.

Antonyms

adjective
needled , pointed , sharp , polite , subtle , tactful
verb
needle , point , sharpen

Synonyms

adjective
dull , dulled , edgeless , insensitive , obtuse , pointless , round , rounded , unsharpened , abrupt , bluff , brief , brusque , candid , crusty , curt , discourteous , explicit , forthright , frank , gruff , impolite , matter-of-fact , outspoken , plain-spoken , rude , short , snappy , snippy , tactless , trenchant , unceremonious , uncivil , unpolished , short-spoken , callous , hebetate , insensible , lackluster , lifeless , monotonous , obtund , stolid , stupid , unfeeling , ungracious , untactful
verb
attenuate , benumb , cripple , dampen , deaden , debilitate , desensitize , disable , enfeeble , numb , obtund , sap , soften , take the edge off , undermine , water down , weaken , turn , dull , alleviate , assuage , bald , bluff , curt , depressed , downright , explicit , flat , frank , hebetate , insensitive , mitigate , narcotize , obtuse , plain , point-blank , pointless , rounded , stupefy , stupid

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    having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp, abrupt in address or manner, slow in perception or understanding; obtuse, to make blunt;...

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