having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.-dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; -- opposed to acute.-abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.-hard to impress or penetrate.-to dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.-to repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.-a fencer's foil.-a short needle with a strong point. see needle.-money.