[verb] make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" Synonyms:numb, benumb, dull
[verb] make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge" Synonyms: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" Synonyms: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 Synonyms: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" Synonyms:crude, stark
