1
: having an edge or point that is not sharp
scissors with blunt ends
was hit over the head with a blunt instrument
gave her bangs a blunt cut just above her eyebrows
2
a
: abrupt in speech or manner
She tends to be blunt.
a blunt refusal
b
: being straight to the point : direct
To be perfectly blunt, I don't think he can do it.
3
a
: slow or deficient in feeling : insensitive
… showing how blunt the eyes and ears of writers generally are …—
Norman Foerster
Norman Foerster
b
: obtuse (see obtuse sense 2a) in understanding or discernment : dull
his blunt mind
bluntly
adverb
bluntness
noun
blunted; blunting; blunts
: to make less sharp, definite, or forceful
an ax blunted from use
blunted their criticism by praising her enthusiasm
: to become blunt (see blunt entry 1)
: a cigar that has been hollowed out and filled with marijuana
Synonyms
Examples of blunt in a Sentence
Adjective
To be perfectly blunt, I find her annoying.
He was blunt about needing more privacy.
Verb
a weapon blunted by use
the mushy music blunted the effect of the movie's final tragic scene
Recent Examples on the WebChiara Kim, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
The newspaper in 2016 and again in 2020 endorsed Trump’s election opponents, Hillary Clinton and President Joe Biden, in editorials that condemned the Republican in blunt terms.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The medical examiner attributed O’Keefe’s cause of death to blunt force trauma to the head and hypothermia.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2024
Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2024
Officers also allegedly found him in possession of two marijuana blunts in a cigar box and a 9mm handgun.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Her hair was styled in a wavy blunt bob, parted down the middle.
—Chiara Kim, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
The newspaper in 2016 and again in 2020 endorsed Trump’s election opponents, Hillary Clinton and President Joe Biden, in editorials that condemned the Republican in blunt terms.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
During these last 30 years of so, relative declines in defense spending have blunted the overall budgetary effect of relentless entitlements increases.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The medical examiner attributed O’Keefe’s cause of death to blunt force trauma to the head and hypothermia.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2024
Noun
In the last few years, Giannis has taken the torch from Steph Curry as the go-to basketball reference for rappers who’ve faced too many blunts to think of anything else.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2024
Officers also allegedly found him in possession of two marijuana blunts in a cigar box and a 9mm handgun.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Blunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blunt. Accessed 3 Nov. 2024.
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blunt
1 of 2 adjective1
: slow or lacking in feeling or understanding
2
: having an edge or point that is not sharp
3
: abrupt in speech or manner
bluntly
adverb
bluntness
noun
blunt
2 of 2 verb
: to make or become less sharp
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