blunt

(verb) make less intense. Example: "Blunted emotions."

(verb) make numb or insensitive. Synonyms: numb, benumb, dull. Example: "The shock numbed her senses."

(verb) make dull or blunt. Synonyms: dull. Example: "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge."

(verb) make less sharp. Example: "Blunt the knives."

(verb) make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation. Synonyms: deaden. Examples: "Terror blunted her feelings." "Deaden a sound."

(adj) having a broad or rounded end. Example: "Thick marks made by a blunt pencil."

(adj) used of a knife or other blade; not sharp. Example: "A blunt instrument."

(adj) characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion. Synonyms: candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder. Examples: "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."

(adj) devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment. Synonyms: crude(prenominal), stark(prenominal). Examples: "The blunt truth." "The crude facts." "Facing the stark reality of the deadline."