bluntest

Adjective

blunt (comparative blunter, superlative bluntest)

1. Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
   • The murderous knife was dull and blunt.c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

   Synonyms:

   dull, pointless, coarse, obtuse

2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.
   • His wits are not so blunt.1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

   Synonyms:

   stupid, obtuse

3. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting in the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
   • I was taken aback by the blunt admission that he had never liked my company.

   Synonyms:

   curt, short, rude, brusque, impolite, uncivil, harsh, robust

4. Hard to impress or penetrate.
   • December 30, 1736, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift
     I find my heart hardened and blunt to new impressions.
5. Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive.

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