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Definition of bluntly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bluntly

adverb
 
/ˈblʌntli/
 
/ˈblʌntli/
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  1. 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.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBluntly is used with these verbs:
    • answer
    • ask
    • inform
    • …
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See bluntly in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee bluntly in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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