Definitions for bluntly
blunt·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

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1. bluntlyadverb

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bluntlyadverb

   Etymology: from blunt.

   1. In a blunt manner; without sharpness.2. Coarsely; plainly; roughly.

   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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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. 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.

2. Ian Lambie:

   Put bluntly, they experience a sense of hopelessness and complete vulnerability, and a lack of sensory stimulation from the outside world, any confinement needs to be for as limited a period of time as possible, allowing the young person to reintegrate into their surroundings.

3. Amy Martin:

   It looked like if I were to take the kitchen scissors and just pull it out and bluntly over and over cut, because you know it was just very choppy like Jim Carrey on Dumb and Dumber but rounder and a little bit shorter. Thats exactly what it looked like.

4. Vice President Biden:

   Now, I know Im not supposed to say it that bluntly, but theyre the facts, theyre the facts. And so everything else we do is in between here. Everything else we do is at the margins. And the reason why I add that parenthetically, why I believe the fence is needed does not have anything to do with immigration as much as drugs.

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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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bluntly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bluntly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=bluntly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bluntly