Baldly
adv
adv ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a bald (blunt, matter-of-fact, unembellished, or lacking supporting details) manner.
"For they who ſuppoſe that Hades, that is to ſay, Pluto, is ſaid to be the body and as it were the ſepulcher of the ſoule, as if it ſeemed to be fooliſh and drunken all the while ſhe is within it, me thinkes they doe allegorize but very baldly."
Adverb
- 1 in a bald manner wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Those are the main facts of the case, stripped of all surmise, and stated as baldly as possible."
Etymology
From bald + -ly.