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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
blunt/blʌnt/
▶adjective
  • 1 lacking a sharp edge or point.

    ■ having a flat or rounded end.

  • 2 uncompromisingly forthright in manner.
▶verb
  • 1 make or become less sharp.
  • 2 weaken or reduce the force of.
▶noun black slang a hollowed-out cigar filled with cannabis.
– derivatives
bluntly adverb,
bluntness noun.
– origin ME (in the sense ‘dull, insensitive’): perh. of Scand. origin and rel. to ON blunda ‘shut the eyes’.



'blunt' also found in these Oxford entries:
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bear the blunt
Blunt its edge
blunt-spoken
His unusually blunt comments...is confirmation
Mitigate influence or blunt influence (impact)
scientific term for "blunt reaction"
straightforward / blunt
with a pencil or a similar-sized blunt instrument

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