adj.
- lacking a sharp edge or point.
▸having a flat or rounded end.
- uncompromisingly forthright in manner.
v.
- make or become less sharp.
- weaken or reduce the force of.
n.
black slang a hollowed-out cigar filled with cannabis.
Derivative
- bluntly adv.
- bluntness n.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘dull, insensitive’): perh. of Scand. origin and rel. to ON blunda ‘shut the eyes’.
