bluntly

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bluntly - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bluntly \Blunt"ly\, adv.
     In a blunt manner; coarsely; plainly; abruptly; without
     delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Sometimes after bluntly giving his opinions, he would
           quietly lay himself asleep until the end of their
           deliberations.                           --Jeffrey.
     [1913 Webster]

bluntly - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bluntly
      adv 1: in a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated
             his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly" [syn:
             bluffly, bluntly, brusquely, flat out, roundly]