bluntly
pronunciation
How to pronounce bluntly in British English:
UK [ˈblʌntli]
How to pronounce bluntly in American English:
US [ˈblʌntlɪ]
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- Adverb:
- in a blunt direct manner
Word Origin
- bluntly (adv.)
- 1550s, "stupidly," from blunt (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "directly" is from 1570s.
Example
- 1. To put it bluntly , the growth dynamic of the past 15 years must be reversed .
- 2. Turkish leaders say bluntly that they will not tolerate syria again becoming a staging post for pkk operations , and have sent reinforcements to the border .
- 3. Put bluntly , not becoming emotionally involved in some ways could not only increase medical costs but significantly harm the patient .
- 4. To put it bluntly , classical chemical theory predicts that cars should not start in the morning .
- 5. To put it more bluntly : the united states is in the beginning of a period of relative decline .