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Blunt (blŭnt), a. [Cf. Prov. G. bludde a dull or blunt knife, Dan. blunde to sleep, Sw. & Icel. blunda; or perh. akin to E. blind.] 1. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.
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The murderous knife was dull and blunt. Shak.
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2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; -- opposed to acute.
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His wits are not so blunt. Shak.
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3. 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.
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4. Hard to impress or penetrate. [R.]
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I find my heart hardened and blunt to new impressions. Pope.
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&hand_; Blunt is much used in composition, as blunt-edged, blunt-sighted, blunt-spoken.
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Syn. -- Obtuse; dull; pointless; curt; short; coarse; rude; brusque; impolite; uncivil.
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Blunt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Blunting.] 1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt. Shak.
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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.
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Blunt, n. 1. A fencer's foil. [Obs.]
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2. A short needle with a strong point. See Needle.
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3. Money. [Cant] Beaconsfield.
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