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bluntly

/ˈblʌntli/

adverb more bluntly · most bluntly

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?
Similar: coarsely, plainly, abruptly, frankly, head-on

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Closest in meaning: brusquely, bluffly, roundly, flat out, blatantly, plainly, gently, flatly, frankly, direct, downright, directly, straight, openly, simply, unambiguously

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adv In a blunt manner

Español	sin ambages / circunloquio
Français	abruptement, à brûle-pourpoint, sans ménagement
Русский	напрями́к naprjamík, напряму́ю naprjamúju, пря́мо prjámo

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@misc{bluntly_2026,
  title = {bluntly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bluntly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}