Bluntly

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bluntly \Blunt"ly\, adv.
     In a blunt manner; coarsely; plainly; abruptly; without
     delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Sometimes after bluntly giving his opinions, he would


           quietly lay himself asleep until the end of their
           deliberations.                           --Jeffrey.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]