make less intense; "blunted emotions"
Used in a Sentence
blunt
How to use blunt in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for blunt.
Editorial note
Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.
Examples14
Definitions9
Parts of speech2
Quick take
make less intense; "blunted emotions"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of blunt gathered in one view.
make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for blunt.
verb
make less intense; "blunted emotions"
verb
make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
verb
make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
See also: dull
verb
make less sharp; "blunt the knives"
verb
make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
See also: deaden
adjective
having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"
adjective
used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument"
adjective
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"
See also: candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder
adjective
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
Example sentences
Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.
To put it in blunt terms: Rich kids graduate; poor and working-class kids don’t.
It's just that, to be very blunt, most people are basically peasants at heart.
To be blunt, I think this is simply objectively correct.
It seems like a really blunt instrument that unfairly groups people together who do not belong there.
Draw from that conclusions on your capacity and will for logical thinking, sorry this has to be blunt.
I do not mean to be so blunt, but I hear people rattle off misinformation like this often, and it irritates me.
White House complains: "This blunt approach is not the product of an informed, open, or deliberative process.
Buecheler is blunt, but it seems to me he's very explicitly attacking Khoo's actions and policies here.
Too often, I or I have witnessed a lot of my mostly younger peers try to reconcile the art and commerce, or to put in blunt way, have our cake and eat it too.
Knowing that they could have such a capability is not the same thing as knowing that they are actively exercising it, laid out in helpfully blunt Powerpoint.
On multivariate analysis, uninsured patients had an increased odds of death than insured patients, in both penetrating and blunt trauma patients.
Slashing damage will cut through tissue, muscle and fat, might even separate body parts, blunt damage will pass through protective clothing and only bruise upper layers, but shatter bones and joints mercilessly.
The decision did help us blunt the taliban's momentum, and is allowing us to transition to afghan lead - so we will have recovered that surge at the end of this month, and will end the war at the end of 2014.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use blunt in a sentence?
Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.
What does blunt mean?
make less intense; "blunted emotions"
What part of speech is blunt?
blunt is commonly used as verb, adjective.