Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bluntly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bluntly \Blunt"ly\, adv.
In a blunt manner; coarsely; plainly; abruptly; without
delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.
Sometimes after bluntly giving his opinions, he would
quietly lay himself asleep until the end of their
deliberations. --Jeffrey.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bluntly
adv : in a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his
opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly" [syn: {bluffly},
{brusquely}, {flat out}, {roundly}]
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