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adj. blunt·er, blunt·est 1. Having a dull edge or end; not sharp. 2. a. Abrupt and often disconcertingly frank in speech: "People [in the Western US] are blunt with one another, sometimes even cruel, believing honesty is stronger medicine than sympathy" (Gretel Ehrlich). See Synonyms at gruff. b. Stark; unadorned: "The blunt truth ... is that he is devoid of political courage" (Jeff Jacoby). 3. Slow to perceive, understand, or feel; dull or insensitive: "I felt blunt with shock when I heard the news" (Sallie Bingham). v. blunt·ed, blunt·ing, blunts v.tr. 1. To dull the edge of (a knife, for example). 2. To make less effective; weaken: blunting the criticism with a smile. v.intr. To become blunt: When the scraper blade blunts, you will have to replace it. n. 1. A cigar whose interior has been hollowed out and filled with marijuana. 2. A marijuana cigarette that has been rolled in a cigar's tobacco leaf wrapper instead of rolling paper. [Middle English. N., short for Phillies Blunt, a trademark for cigars of a type often used to make blunts.] bluntly adv. bluntness n. |
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