There are too many demonstrative pronouns. To put it bluntly, it couldn't be harder to understand.
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Bluntly
//ˈblʌntli//
Synonyms for "bluntly" (30 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (9)
Related words (15)
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Translations
15 translations across 8 languages.
Finnish
2 entries- kaunistelematta adv (In a blunt manner)
- suorasukaisesti adv (In a blunt manner)
French
3 entries- abruptement adv (In a blunt manner)
- sans ménagement adv (In a blunt manner)
- à brûle-pourpoint adv (In a blunt manner)
Georgian
1 entries- უხეშად adv (In a blunt manner)
Hungarian
2 entries- kerek perec adv (In a blunt manner)
- nyersen adv (In a blunt manner)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- bryskt adv (In a blunt manner)
Polish
2 entries- bez ogródek adv (In a blunt manner)
- bezceremonialnie adv (In a blunt manner)
Russian
3 entries- напрями́к adv (In a blunt manner)
- напряму́ю adv (In a blunt manner)
- пря́мо adv (In a blunt manner)
Spanish
1 entries- sin ambages / circunloquio adv (In a blunt manner)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
I myself have, before becoming employed by this company, twice spoken bluntly to the people at the top.
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To put it bluntly, the reason this team won't win is because you're holding them back.
Source: tatoeba (902984)
Emiko never thinks about others' feelings and always says things too bluntly, so everyone hates her.
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