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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bluffly, bluntly, brusquely, flat out, roundlyadverb

    in a blunt direct manner

    "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly"

Wiktionary

  1. bluntlyadverb

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Bluntlyadverb

    Etymology: from blunt.

    I can’t keep honest counsels, marr a curious tale in telling it, and deliver a plain message bluntly. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    A man of honest blood,
    Who to his wife, before the time assign’d
    For childbirth came, thus bluntly spoke his mind. Dryden.

ChatGPT

  1. bluntly

    Bluntly refers to the manner of expressing something in a direct and honest way, without attempting to soften or conceal the truth, often disregarding others' feelings. It's typically regarded as being straightforward or uncompromising.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bluntlyadverb

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

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bluntly in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bluntly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of bluntly in a Sentence

  1. Laurie Kramer:

    Every family member has a different perspective on who was favored and why. As adults, I see this as a great opportunity for people just to bluntly talk about what they remember from that time and what they felt.

  2. Billy Haun:

    When an adult commits to being a high school coach, it’s not just about coaching the game. They take on a lot of responsibility, adults who fail to live up to those expectations – I’ll just put it bluntly – they fail students. We failed kids because we’ve got a group of young ladies who will now not be able to finish their season because of the behavior of some adults.

  3. Hong Kong:

    Any demand that we should run an amnesty at this stage, that we will not follow up on investigations and prosecutions of offenders is not acceptable, because that bluntly goes against the rule of law in Hong Kong, ...My sincere plea is: Please give us an opportunity, the time, the room, to take Hong Kong out of the current impasse and try to improve the current situation.

  4. Houston Astros:

    My doctor put it very bluntly, if you want to go out in a blaze of glory and maybe blow yourself out, by all means go pitch in the World Series. But if you want to pitch a few more years like you’ve told me you want to, then you’d be an idiot to do that.

  5. Simon Clarke:

    When a virus is swilling around the population, it can mutate, every time it replicates( infects) there is the possibility of a mutation. While most of those are neutral or even damage the virus, every so often a mutation gives the virus a' fitness advantage,' which makes it more transmissible. Bluntly, the more people with a second dose, the less this thing can mutate in dangerous ways.

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