Bluntly

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Stupidly.
  • Without sharpness or tenuity; obtusely: as, bluntly serrate.
  • In a blunt manner; abruptly; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility; in an abrupt, offhand, or curt manner; without circumlocution: as, to tell a man something bluntly.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adverb. In a blunt manner; coarsely; plainly; abruptly; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adverb. In a blunt manner; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adverb. in a blunt direct manner
  • Word Usage
    "This one's about, well, a hotel for dogs, as the title bluntly suggests, but instead of Sandler's shrill barking and over-the-top gestures, we have the adorable and classy Emma Roberts (niece to Julia)."