Definition of "blunt" []

• Having a dull edge or end; not sharp. (adjective)
• Abrupt and often disconcertingly frank in speech: "Onscreen, John Wayne was a blunt talker and straight shooter” ( Time). See Synonyms at gruff. (adjective)
• Slow to understand or perceive; dull. (adjective)
• Lacking in feeling; insensitive. (adjective)
• To dull the edge of. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Greifeld: Yeah, the steps we've taken are what I call blunt instruments, so they definitely will work in that we're shutting the market down if we get nervous about where it's going."
• "He ` s holding the blunt, what they call the blunt, he ` s holding it like he ` s done it before."
• "Typically they take care of car accidents and what we call blunt trauma."