Bluntly
/ˈblʌntli/ adv
adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 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?"
Adverb
- 1 in a blunt direct manner wordnet
Example
More examples"There are too many demonstrative pronouns. To put it bluntly, it couldn't be harder to understand."
Etymology
From blunt + -ly.