blunt
adjective
[ blʌnt ]
• (of a cutting implement) not having a sharp edge or point.
• "a blunt knife"
• (of a person or remark) uncompromisingly forthright.
• "a blunt statement of fact"
Similar:
straightforward,
frank,
plain-spoken,
candid,
direct,
bluff,
to the point,
forthright,
unequivocal,
point-blank,
unceremonious,
undiplomatic,
indelicate,
brusque,
abrupt,
curt,
short,
sharp,
terse,
crisp,
gruff,
bald,
brutal,
harsh,
caustic,
stark,
bare,
simple,
unadorned,
unembellished,
undisguised,
unvarnished,
unqualified,
pulling no punches,
hard-hitting,
outspoken,
speaking one's mind,
not mincing one's words,
not beating about the bush,
calling a spade a spade,
upfront,
straight from the shoulder,
blunt
verb
• make or become less sharp.
• "wood can blunt your axe"
Similar:
make less sharp,
make blunt,
make dull,
blunt
noun
• a hollowed-out cigar filled with cannabis.
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘dull, insensitive’): perhaps of Scandinavian origin and related to Old Norse blunda ‘shut the eyes’.
