bluntly

/ˈbɫəntɫi/ adv

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

Word Origin Bluntly means in a direct, unsharpened manner—from blunt, which comes from Old Norse blundr 'dull.' The idea is that a blunt instrument doesn't cut finely, so blunt speech is not sharp or subtle. The -ly makes it an adverb. So bluntly is speaking without edge, straight to the point.

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

He stated bluntly that the project was doomed to fail without additional funding.

(副词) 直率地;直截了当地;坦率地

他直截了当地表示,没有额外资金项目注定失败。

(adverbio) bruscamente; sin rodeos; a bocajarro; sin miramientos; directamente [De manera brusca o directa; sin delicadeza ni las formas usuales de cortesía.]

Afirmó sin rodeos que el proyecto estaba condenado al fracaso sin financiamiento adicional.

(adverbe) brutalement; carrément; sans ménagement; de but en blanc; crûment [De manière directe et sans détour, souvent avec peu de tact.]

Il a déclaré bluntly que le projet était voué à l'échec sans financement supplémentaire.

(Adverb) unverblümt; direkt; schonungslos [auf eine direkte, unverblümte Weise, ohne Rücksicht auf Takt oder Höflichkeitsformen.]

Er erklärte **bluntly**, dass das Projekt ohne zusätzliche Mittel zum Scheitern verurteilt sei.

(副詞) 率直に、ぶっきらぼうに。通常の礼儀正しさや上品さを欠いた様子で。

彼は、追加の資金がなければそのプロジェクトは失敗する運命にあると、単刀直入に言い切った。

(advérbio) sem rodeios; diretamente; brutamente; secamente [De modo direto; sem delicadeza ou as formas usuais de civilidade.]

Ele afirmou de modo direto que o projeto estava fadado ao fracasso sem financiamento adicional.

Word parts: blunt + ly

Common collocations

say verb put verb tell verb ask verb state verb more adv go verb reply verb quite adv speak verb too adv so adv

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