US /blʌnt/ UK /blʌnt/
adj verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    having a dull edge or point; direct and tactless in speech

    She gave a blunt assessment of the failing project.

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Synonyms
1 adj · having a dull edge or... dullobtusedirectfrankcurtbrusqueforthrightoutspoken
Word family
Derived forms bluntlybluntnessblunted

Etymology

From Middle English blunt, blont ('dull, obtuse'), of obscure origin, perhaps from Old Norse blunda ('to shut the eyes') with a sense of dullness or sleepiness.

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