Entry 9 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Blunt

/(blŭnt)/ · IPA /blʌnt/

01 a. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.

1.
Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.
“The murderous knife was dull and blunt.” — Shak.
2.
Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; -- opposed to acute.
“His wits are not so blunt.” — Shak.
3.
Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
4.
Hard to impress or penetrate.[R.]
“I find my heart hardened and blunt to new impressions.” — Pope.

Syn. Obtuse; dull; pointless; curt; short; coarse; rude; brusque; impolite; uncivil.

02 v. t. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.

imp. & p. p. Blunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Blunting

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.

03 n. A fencer's foil.

1.
A fencer's foil.[Obs.]
2.
A short needle with a strong point. See Needle. See: Needle
3.
Money.[Cant]