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bluntly

adv
/ˈblʌntli/

Etymology

From blunt + -ly.

  1. derived from *blunt✻
  2. inherited from blunt
  3. suffixed as bluntly — “blunt + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a blunt manner

    In a blunt manner; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.

    • Note the preſumption of this Scythian ſlaue: I tel thee villaine, thoſe that lead my horſe Haue to their names tytles of dignitie, And dar’ſt thou bluntly cal me Baiazeth?
    • To put it bluntly, they are going to have to start defending a heck of a lot better than they have been, otherwise their season - and top-flight status - could well be over before they know it.
    • Drivers' union ASLEF bluntly rebuffed the claim of unofficial action, calling it a lie. And Avanti West Coast was unable to provide any proof for its assertion, when questioned by RAIL.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA