[also more blunt; most blunt] 1 : having a thick edge or point : not sharp
▪ scissors with blunt [=rounded] ends ▪ He was hit over the head with a blunt instrument. [=an object without sharp edges or points] ◊Blunt trauma is a serious injury caused by being hit by something that does not have sharp edges.
▪ She suffered blunt trauma to the head. 2 : saying or expressing something in a very direct way that may upset some people
▪ blunt language ▪ a blunt statement ▪ To be perfectly blunt, I find her annoying. ▪ He was blunt about needing more privacy.
▪ scissors with blunt [=rounded] ends ▪ He was hit over the head with a blunt instrument. [=an object without sharp edges or points] ◊Blunt trauma is a serious injury caused by being hit by something that does not have sharp edges.
▪ She suffered blunt trauma to the head.
▪ blunt language ▪ a blunt statement ▪ To be perfectly blunt, I find her annoying. ▪ He was blunt about needing more privacy.
— blunt·ly adverb
▪ She bluntly refused their offer. ▪ To put it bluntly, I think he's out of his mind.
▪ She bluntly refused their offer. ▪ To put it bluntly, I think he's out of his mind.
— blunt·ness noun [noncount]
▪ He replied with characteristic bluntness.
▪ He replied with characteristic bluntness.





