English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

Result for Blunt

Blunt (a.)

Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.

Blunt (a.)

Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; -- opposed to acute.

Blunt (a.)

Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.

Blunt (a.)

Hard to impress or penetrate.

Blunt (v. t.)

To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.

Blunt (v. t.)

To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.

Blunt (n.)

A fencer's foil.

Blunt (n.)

A short needle with a strong point. See Needle.

Blunt (n.)

Money.