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Definition of
bluntly adverb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
bluntly
adverb
adverb
NAmE
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ˈblʌntli
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in a very direct way, without trying to be polite or kind
To put it bluntly
, I want a divorce.
“Is she dead?” he asked bluntly.
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bluntly
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