Synonyms

bluntly

American

[bluhnt-lee] / ˈblʌnt li /

adverb

starkly and directly, with no attempt to be tactful or diplomatic.

I always had a tendency to act in ways that are politically unwise—to bluntly say what I consider the truth.
To put it bluntly, that is a very poor piece of policy-making.
in a way that involves no subtlety or discernment.

It was one of those things that's so bluntly obvious, none of them really had to say anything about it.
The three-strikes law has been applied too broadly, too bluntly, with some people serving life sentences for relatively minor crimes.
without any sharp points or edges.

It has downy leaves and stems and small white flowers blooming in June, followed by bluntly triangular seedpods.

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