how to pronounce blunt

/blʌnt/

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An example use of blunt in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… rather than this blunt instrument of …”

meanings of blunt

adjective:

Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive.
Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.
Hard to impress or penetrate.
Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.

noun:

A playboating move resembling a cartwheel performed on a wave.
Money.
A fencer's practice foil with a soft tip.
A marijuana cigar.
A short needle with a strong point.

verb:

To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.
To repress or weaken; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of.

blunt frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word blunt occurs in english on average 6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.