blunt

Adjective

• devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
  • the blunt truth
    
  • the crude facts
    
  • facing the stark reality of the deadline
    

• 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
    

• used of a knife or other blade; not sharp
  • a blunt instrument
    

• having a broad or rounded end
  • thick marks made by a blunt pencil
    

Verb

• make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
  • Terror blunted her feelings
    
  • deaden a sound
    

• make less sharp
  • blunt the knives
    

• make dull or blunt
  • Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge
    

• make numb or insensitive
  • The shock numbed her senses
    

• make less intense
  • blunted emotions
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  crude(a) , stark(a) , candid , forthright , frank , free-spoken , outspoken , plainspoken , point-blank , straight-from-the-shoulder , deaden , dull , numb , benumb
• Antonyms: 
  enliven , liven , liven up , invigorate , animate , sharpen