<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp: a blunt pencil.</li><li>abruptly plain and direct in address or manner, without attempting to be tactful: a blunt, ill-timed question.</li><li>Synonyms: impolite, uncivil, rude, rough, gruff, short.</li><li>slow in perception or understanding; obtuse: His isolation has made him blunt about the feelings of others.</li><li>Synonyms: dimwitted, stolid, thick.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to make blunt or dull: He blunted the knife by using it to cut linoleum.</li><li>Synonyms: hebetate, dull.</li><li>to weaken or impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility of: Wine first excites, then blunts the imagination.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to become blunt or dull.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>something blunt, as a small-game arrow, a short sewing needle, or a short, thick cigar.</li><li>Slang: a cigar stuffed with marijuana.</li></ul>