Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BLUNT, a. [from the root of Gr. αμβλυνω, to dull.]

1. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.
2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment. – Shak.
3. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech. – Bacon.
4. Hard to penetrate. [Unusual.] – Pope.