wikipedia|dab=blunt
English
Etymology
maybe from ON. blundra.

Pronunciation
(Canada) IPA|/bl�nt/
(UK) IPA|/bl�nt/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�nt|-�nt

Adjective
en-adj|blunter|bluntest

1. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; not sharp.
2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.
3. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
4. Hard to impress or penetrate.

Synonyms
(having a thick edge or point): dull, pointless, coarse
(dull in understanding): stupid, obtuse
(abrupt in address): curt, short, rude, brusque, impolite, uncivil, harsh

Translations

trans-top|Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument
Chinese: �, � dùn
Finnish: tylppä, tylsä
French: émoussé
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German: stumpf, abgestumpft
Romanian: tocit, neascutit
Swedish: trubbig
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trans-top|Dull in understanding; slow of discernment
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trans-top|Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious
Finnish: suorasukainen
German: ungehobelt, unverblümt
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trans-top|Hard to impress or penetrate
German: abgestumpft
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Noun
en-noun

1. A fencer's foil.
2. A short needle with a strong point.
3. A spliff or other form of marijuana cigarette.

#*2005: to make his point, lead rapper B-Real fired up a blunt in front of the cameras and several hundred thousand people and announced, �I'm taking a hit for every one of y'all!� � Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home (Simon & Schuster 2005, p. 461)

Verb
en-verb

1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.
2. 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.

Initialism
blunt

1. Better luck next time|Better Luck Next Time

Translations
trans-top|To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker
German: abstumpfen
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trans-top|To repress or weaken
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See also
bluntly

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