Blunt

/blʌnt/

The meaning and definition of Blunt, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

adjective
  1. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
    β€œthe blunt admission that he had never liked my company”
  2. Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
noun
  1. (smoking) A marijuana cigar.
    β€œ2005: to make his point, lead rapper B-Real fired up a blunt in front of the cameras and several hundred thousand people and announced, β€œI'm taking a hit for every one of y'all!” β€” Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home (Simon & Schuster 2005, p. 461)”
  2. A fencer's practice foil with a soft tip.
Synonyms brusque curt harsh impolite rude short

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