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词汇 bluntly
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Definition of bluntly in English:

bluntly

adverb ˈblʌntliˈbləntli
  • In an uncompromisingly forthright way.

    a colleague bluntly told him that he had no business asking for the status report
    to put it bluntly, investors are suffering from a crisis
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The committee bluntly rejected busing the higher classes to Amherst for a number of reasons.
    • The audience stood up and applauded him as, in his usual style, he made the point bluntly and undiplomatically.
    • This is a charge that the Sun columnist has been bluntly hammering him with day in and day out.
    • Putting it bluntly, people generally try to avoid change.
    • I hear on the grapevine that she was asked to reduce her invoice and bluntly refused.
    • It's now time for us to speak bluntly about their efforts—these people are nuts!
    • He says bluntly that he seeks to shrink government to the size where he can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub.
    • I can say it no more bluntly than that.
    • He bluntly admits that their model for integration has failed.
    • "I'm staying here," he replied bluntly as he continued up the stairs.

Definition of bluntly in US English:

bluntly

adverbˈbləntlēˈbləntli
  • In an uncompromisingly forthright way.

    a colleague bluntly told him that he had no business asking for the status report
    to put it bluntly, investors are suffering from a crisis
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is a charge that the Sun columnist has been bluntly hammering him with day in and day out.
    • I can say it no more bluntly than that.
    • The committee bluntly rejected busing the higher classes to Amherst for a number of reasons.
    • He bluntly admits that their model for integration has failed.
    • I hear on the grapevine that she was asked to reduce her invoice and bluntly refused.
    • He says bluntly that he seeks to shrink government to the size where he can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub.
    • The audience stood up and applauded him as, in his usual style, he made the point bluntly and undiplomatically.
    • Putting it bluntly, people generally try to avoid change.
    • It's now time for us to speak bluntly about their efforts—these people are nuts!
    • "I'm staying here," he replied bluntly as he continued up the stairs.
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