bluntly
Americanadverb
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starkly and directly, with no attempt to be tactful or diplomatic.
I always had a tendency to act in ways that are politically unwise—to bluntly say what I consider the truth.
To put it bluntly, that is a very poor piece of policy-making.
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in a way that involves no subtlety or discernment.
It was one of those things that's so bluntly obvious, none of them really had to say anything about it.
The three-strikes law has been applied too broadly, too bluntly, with some people serving life sentences for relatively minor crimes.
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without any sharp points or edges.
It has downy leaves and stems and small white flowers blooming in June, followed by bluntly triangular seedpods.
Etymology
Origin of bluntly
Example Sentences
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Asked if there was a danger former prisoners would reoffend if the right support wasn't in place, she replied: "Bluntly, yes."
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2024
Bluntly factual to an almost robotic extent, he lacks not so much the willingness but the building blocks of empathy.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2023
Bluntly put, investors and traders are not heeding the message, with rates markets still pricing in around 40 bps of Fed easing next year.
From Reuters • Nov. 29, 2022
"Bluntly, the map verges on self-parody," ruled Judge Charles Treat.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2021
You were giving me an account, Bluntly, of that beautiful girl I saw enter at Blackman's?
From Next Door Neighbours A Comedy in Three Acts by Inchbald, Mrs.
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