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bluntly

[bluhnt-lee] / ˈblʌnt li /


ADVERB
obtrusively
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At a recruiting event last year in London, one of Reflection’s executives put it more bluntly when speaking to a potential hire: “When you are talking to us, you are talking to Nvidia.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Bursting into Kenna’s quarters seemingly at will, she raids her near-empty fridge while bluntly shouldering much of the exposition.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Cody Schuiteboer, president and chief executive of Best Interest Financial, puts it more bluntly.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

Katie Miller and her guests avoid talking too bluntly about how disciplining children is achieved.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026

Was I right in confronting her so bluntly?

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane