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Bluntly

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Adverb

1. bluffly, bluntly, brusquely, flat out, roundly

in a blunt direct manner

Example Sentences:
'he spoke bluntly'
'he stated his opinion flat-out'
'he was criticized roundly'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Bluntly

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adjective
1. 
(esp of a knife or blade) lacking sharpness or keenness; dull
2. 
not having a sharp edge or point
a blunt instrument
3. 
(of people, manner of speaking, etc) lacking refinement or subtlety; straightforward and uncomplicated
4. 
outspoken; direct and to the point
a blunt Yorkshireman
verb (transitive)
5. 
to make less sharp
6. 
to diminish the sensitivity or perception of; make dull
noun
7. slang
a cannabis cigarette
noun
1. 
Anthony. 1907–83, British art historian and Soviet spy
2. 
Wilfred Scawen. 1840–1922, British poet, traveller, and anti-imperialist

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Bluntly

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adjective
1. 
slow to perceive, feel, or understand; dull
2. 
having a dull edge or point; not sharp
3. 
plain-spoken and abrupt
verb transitive
4. 
to make (an edge or point) dull
5. 
to make dull or insensitive
6. 
to make less effective
verb intransitive
7. 
to develop a dull edge or point
noun
8.  US, Slang
a marijuana cigarette, specif. one made by putting marijuana into the wrapper of a hollowed-out cigar

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Bluntly

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adj. blunt·er, blunt·est
1. Having a dull edge or end; not sharp.
2.
a. Abrupt and often disconcertingly frank in speech: "People [in the Western US] are blunt with one another, sometimes even cruel, believing honesty is stronger medicine than sympathy" (Gretel Ehrlich). See Synonyms at gruff.
b. Stark; unadorned: "The blunt truth ... is that he is devoid of political courage" (Jeff Jacoby).
3. Slow to perceive, understand, or feel; dull or insensitive: "I felt blunt with shock when I heard the news" (Sallie Bingham).
v. blunt·ed, blunt·ing, blunts
v.tr.
1. To dull the edge of (a knife, for example).
2. To make less effective; weaken: blunting the criticism with a smile.
v.intr.
To become blunt: When the scraper blade blunts, you will have to replace it.
n.
1. A cigar whose interior has been hollowed out and filled with marijuana.
2. A marijuana cigarette that has been rolled in a cigar's tobacco leaf wrapper instead of rolling paper.

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