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bluntly

[bluhnt-lee] / ˈblʌnt li /


ADVERB
obtrusively
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Instead of lying or bluntly delivering the truth, the chatbot explained that the spirit of Santa was real before asking if the child was leaving any cookies out for him.

From The Wall Street Journal

When quizzed about this, the singer replied bluntly: "My friends do not talk to the press, and that's why they are still my friends."

From Barron's

Sullivan—a gruff Irish-Catholic variety-show host who could make or break careers—dropped a folder on the table, a dossier of FBI and press clippings, and asked bluntly:

From The Wall Street Journal

Judge Pomerance, who was senior counsel on another major investigation, concluded bluntly: "The state viewed itself as above the law".

From BBC

You would, to put it rather bluntly, be living inside a giant ATM machine with their names on it.

From MarketWatch