bluntly

Adverb

Meaning

In a blunt manner; coarsely; plainly; abruptly; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

coarsely abruptly frankly plainly roundly brusquely bluffly curtly directly flat clearly roughly straight shortly briefly
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Antonyms

between greatly virtually extensively carefully sharply
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Phrases with the word

act bluntly put it bluntly

Examples

I said bluntly that if the president were to follow Mr. Clifford's advice and if in the elections I were to vote, I would vote against the president. George C. Marshall

I'll put it bluntly. Human beings are free except when humanity needs them. Maybe humanity needs you. To do something. Maybe humanity needs me to find out what you're good for. We might both do despicable things, but if humankind survives, then we were good tools. Orson Scott Card

The best way to measure the loss of intellectual sophistication - this "nerdification," to put it bluntly - is in the growing disappearance of sarcasm, as mechanic minds take insults a bit too literally. Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Let me tell you quite bluntly that this king business has given me personally nothing but headaches. Muhammad Reza Pahlavi

The ruling idea of the politician - stated rather bluntly - is that those who are opposed to him exist for the purpose of being made to serve his ends, if he can get power enough in his hands to force these ends upon them. Auberon Herbert

Jesus bluntly calls the evil person evil. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Close letter words and terms

bluntishness bluntleaf bedstraw bluntleaf waterleaf bluntness bluntnose bluntnose knifefish