Meaning & use
blunt
Speaking or expressed in a very direct way, without trying to soften an unwelcome truth.
See it in a sentence
Her blunt feedback stung at first, but it helped him fix the report quickly.
He gave a blunt refusal, saying flatly that the plan would never work.
A note on using this word
Blunt describes plain, undiplomatic speech; it can also describe a physically dull edge, so context shows which sense is meant.
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Having a thick or rounded edge or point rather than a sharp one.
The knife was too blunt to cut through the tough bread crust.
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