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bluntly

[bluhnt-lee] / ˈblʌnt li /


ADVERB
obtrusively
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The show’s traveling costume supervisor and associate designer Eva Maciek put it most bluntly: “I love working on it because nobody dies.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Put bluntly, they are in financial distress, they need money and they need it now.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

But when David suggests that it’s time to move on, Tina bluntly replies, “It’s not over yet.”

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

Put bluntly, the status quo will not hold.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

It seemed to me that a girl’s picture clashed with the general men-only decor of the bus, and I bluntly asked the Chief who she was.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger




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