blunt

Definitions

1. 1.Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; -- opposed to acute. His wits are not so blunt. Shak.
2. 2.Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech. "Hiding his bitter jests in blunt behavior." "A plain, blunt man." Shak.
3. 3.Hard to impress or penetrate. [R.] I find my heart hardened and blunt to new impressions. Pope. Note: Blunt is much used in composition, as blunt-edged, blunt- sighted, blunt-spoken.
4. 4.To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt. Shak.
5. 5.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.
6. 6.A fencer's foil. [Obs.]
7. 7.A short needle with a strong point. See Needle.
8. 8.Money. [Cant] Beaconsfield.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is blunt.

• What is dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; -- opposed to acute. His wits are not so blunt. Shak called?
• What is abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech. "Hiding his bitter jests in blunt behavior." "A plain, blunt man." Shak called?
• What is hard to impress or penetrate. [R.] I find my heart hardened and blunt to new impressions. Pope. Note: Blunt is much used in composition, as blunt-edged, blunt- sighted, blunt-spoken called?
• What is to dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt. Shak called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is a short needle with a strong point. See Needle called?