bluntly
/ˈblʌntli/
bluntly adverb: in a blunt manner; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.
Adverb
bluntly (comparative more bluntly, superlative 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?c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC... - To put it bluntly, they are going to have to start defending a heck of a lot better than they have been, otherwise their season - and top-flight status - could well be over before they know it.2021 November 29, Alan Shearer, “Why Newcastle have to win their next two games to give them hope of staying in the Premier League - Alan Shearer analysis”, in BBC Sport
- Note the preſumption of this Scythian ſlaue:
bluntly meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada
bluntly in Tamil
- நேரடியாக, வெளிப்படையாக, சுற்றி வளைக்காமல், நயமற்ற முறையில்
bluntly in Malayalam
- പരുഷമായ
bluntly in Kannada
- ಒರಟಾಗಿ, ಖಡಾಖಂಡಿತವಾಗಿ, ನಿರ್ದಾಕ್ಷಿಣ್ಯವಾಗಿ, ಹರಿತವಿಲ್ಲದೆ, ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮವಾಗಿರದೆ
Examples of bluntly in a sentence
- To put it bluntly, he's an idiot.
- Drivers' union ASLEF bluntly rebuffed the claim of unofficial action, calling it a lie.
- Today, the question is how bluntly the case, known as Jacobson v.
Synonyms of bluntly
Forms of bluntly
| comparative | more bluntly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most bluntly |
Origin of bluntly
From blunt + -ly.
Questions about bluntly
- What does bluntly mean?
- Bluntly means in a blunt manner; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.
- What is bluntly in Tamil?
- Bluntly in Tamil is நேரடியாக, வெளிப்படையாக, சுற்றி வளைக்காமல். See Bluntly meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bluntly?
- Bluntly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce bluntly?
- Bluntly is pronounced /ˈblʌntli/.
Words near bluntly in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bluntly (page history and authors); bluntly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); bluntly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); bluntly (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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