bluntly
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4.6
- adverb
- /ˈblʌntli/
- Forgive my speaking so bluntly but it is the truth.
- put bluntly
- bluntly speaking
- stated bluntly
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Watch on YouTubeSo I bluntly asked them what went wrong?
- So I bluntly asked them what went wrong?
- To put it more bluntly, they'd rather not notice them.
- As one CNN reporter bluntly put it, it's because it's not true.
- Trump's trip to Asia continues, and bluntly, he should stay there and not come back.
- On this point, psychologist Keith Sawyer has said bluntly in his book Group Genius.
- One must speak of him bluntly, and if need be, with the appropriate contempt.
- So he's really sort of pushing her towards it without saying it bluntly.
- And in true Scottish fashion, he was not slow to articulate his opinions bluntly.
- It just, it was just, it was just, it seemed unreal, to put it bluntly.
- But Kevin McCarthy bluntly said this morning that he believes we will pass the smaller McConnell package.
- And when Jordan Belfort bluntly says, well, let's talk about strategy, Grant Cardone says his strategy is more leads.
- Ask her doctors and hear her doctors bluntly tell her I don't know.
Examples
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Or to put it bluntly, if you still care about me at all, then get over here.
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To put it bluntly, he is a liar.
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I asked them bluntly, what did you love about them?
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And they say bluntly, the Civil War broke America.
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Quite bluntly, I had no choice.
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So, let me put this bluntly.
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Lloyd George had bluntly stated that the war was not going well for Britain.
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To put it bluntly, Israeli Jews have lost hope in the possibility of achieving peace.
Academic text (2017) -
He went round to see his mistress and bluntly announced he was leaving her.
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I think I ought to tell you bluntly what I think of your new work.
Synonyms
106
1.4
In a clear honest way, saying what you think
85
7.0
To say something plainly without hiding feelings
39
2.8
In a harsh, angry way when speaking to someone
35
5.0
In a very direct way without trying to hide anything
6
6.7
In a direct and honest way without hiding anything
5
3.9
In a clear, honest way without hiding anything
4
6.0
In a short, rude way that shows you are annoyed
3
6.4
In a short, direct way that uses few words
3
7.2
In a plain, direct way that does not make bad news seem softer
3
7.4
In a short, rude way that shows little patience
2
6.1
In a rude, abrupt way
1
4.5
In a rude, quick way that stops the conversation
1
9.9
In a harsh, angry way that shows someone is not happy
1
6.5
In a harsh, rude way that upsets people when speaking or acting
1
8.6
Saying or writing in a strong, clear way that shows problems
1
8.0
In a direct, sometimes abrupt way that shows little patience
Direct and honest in speech that does not hide what you think
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Etymology
Bluntly comes from blunt, which means 'not sharp', like a dull knife. So to speak bluntly is to have no 'sharp edges' in your words: you are plain and direct, often without trying to be polite.