1.having a broad or rounded end;
thick marks made by a blunt pencil
2.used of a knife or other blade; not sharp;
a blunt instrument
3.characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion;
blunt talking and straight shooting
4.devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment;
the blunt truth
1.make less intense;
blunted emotions
2.make numb or insensitive;
The shock numbed her senses
3.make dull or blunt;
Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge
4.make less sharp;
blunt the knives
5.make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation;
Terror blunted her feelings