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Meaning of "bluntly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLUNTLY

bluntly  [ˈblʌntlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLUNTLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bluntly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES BLUNTLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bluntly in the English dictionary

The definition of bluntly in the dictionary is frankly; forthrightly; plainly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLUNTLY


apparently
əˈpærəntlɪ
Bentley
ˈbɛntlɪ
consequently
ˈkɒnsɪkwəntlɪ
consistently
kənˈsɪstəntlɪ
constantly
ˈkɒnstəntlɪ
conveniently
kənˈviːnɪəntlɪ
currently
ˈkʌrəntlɪ
differently
ˈdɪfrəntlɪ
efficiently
ɪˈfɪʃ əntlɪ
frequently
ˈfriːkwəntlɪ
gently
ˈdʒɛntlɪ
importantly
ɪmˈpɔːtəntlɪ
independently
ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntlɪ
instantly
ˈɪnstəntlɪ
permanently
ˈpɜːmənəntlɪ
presently
ˈprɛzəntlɪ
recently
ˈriːsəntlɪ
significantly
sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntlɪ
subsequently
ˈsʌbsɪkwəntlɪ
sufficiently
səˈfɪʃəntlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLUNTLY

blunder
blunderbuss
blunderer
blundering
blunderingly
blunge
blunger
blunk
blunker
Blunkett
blunt
blunt instrument
blunthead
bluntish
bluntness
blur
blurb
blurbist
blurred
blurred vision

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLUNTLY

accidently
auntly
brilliantly
concurrently
confidently
diligently
elegantly
evidently
gauntly
inadvertently
inherently
jointly
paramountly
patiently
pleasantly
predominantly
prominently
reluctantly
silently
violently

Synonyms and antonyms of bluntly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bluntly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLUNTLY

Find out the translation of bluntly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bluntly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bluntly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

说穿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sin rodeos
570 millions of speakers

English

bluntly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दो टूक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بصراحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прямо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sem rodeios
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্পষ্টভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

crûment
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan jelas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rundweg
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ぶっきらぼうに
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

퉁명스럽게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bluntly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thẳng thừng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அப்பட்டமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पष्टपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

açıkça
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

senza mezzi termini
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bez ogródek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прямо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

răspicat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ωμά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prontuit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rättframt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rett ut
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bluntly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUNTLY»

The term «bluntly» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.221 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUNTLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bluntly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bluntly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bluntly

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9 QUOTES WITH «BLUNTLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bluntly.
1
Nicolas Berggruen
California has something which not every place in the world has: It has what I would call a sunny side, and I don't mean just physically, but the sunny side is a future. California's worth saving, to put it bluntly.
2
Preet Bharara
I spoke bluntly about what I had seen in a little over a year as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. To the apparent surprise of many in the room, I observed publicly that insider trading appeared to be rampant.
3
Ha-Joon Chang
To put it bluntly, there isn't one economic theory that can single-handedly explain Singapore's success; its economy combines extreme features of capitalism and socialism. All theories are partial; reality is complex.
4
Chris Christie
Mom spent the time that she was supposed to be a kid actully raising children, her younger brother and younger sister. She was tough as nails and did not suffer fools at all. And the truth was she could not afford to. She spoke the truth, bluntly, directly, and without much varnish. I am her son.
5
Auberon Herbert
The ruling idea of the politician - stated rather bluntly - is that those who are opposed to him exist for the purpose of being made to serve his ends, if he can get power enough in his hands to force these ends upon them.
6
Fran Lebowitz
To put it rather bluntly, I am not the type who wants to go back to the land; I am the type who wants to go back to the hotel.
7
Amos Lee
I'm not afraid to be bluntly honest in my songs, even if it means I'm discovering things about myself that I'd rather not.
8
Brennan Manning
Put bluntly, the American church today accepts grace in theory but denies it in practice. We say we believe that the fundamental structure of reality is grace, not works - but our lives refute our faith.
9
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Let me tell you quite bluntly that this king business has given me personally nothing but headaches.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLUNTLY»

Discover the use of bluntly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bluntly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical ...
Pronotum transverse, obsoletely tram- versely impressed ; surface curving uniformly with the head ; the ant* rior angles bluntly rounded ; the lateral margins fringed with long cilia-. Anterior femora compressed ; armed with very stout spines on ...
Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.), 1875
2
List of Hemiptera of the Region West of the Mississippi ...
Pronotum transverse, obsoletely transversely impressed ; surface curving uniformly with the head; the anterior angles bluntly rounded ; the lateral margins fringed with long cilize. Anterior femora compressed ; armed with very stout spines on ...
Philip Reese Uhler, 1876
3
The Coccidae: Tables for the Identification of the ...
Pygidium with three pairs of lobes; median pair short, bluntly rounded, entire, less than width of one of them apart; second pair of lobes similar in size and form to the first pair, entire; third pair of lobes small, inconsipicuous, distant from second  ...
Alexander Dyer MacGillivray, 1921
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A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles: Founded ...
17x1 C. M. Lett, to Curat 75 You may guess how bluntly I look'd, upon being taken up so sharp. 2. Without a sharp point or edge ; obtusely. 1578 Lytk Dodoens il ciiii. 290 Leaues bluntly lagged rounde about the edges. 1768 Parsons in PhiL ...
Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, Philological Society (Great Britain), 1887
5
Atlas of Seeds and Fruits of Central and East-European ...
Native to northern Europe, damp woods, peaty grounds, calcifuge to some extent. Br, Pl, Uk. 4299. Carex hallerana Asso, C. alpestris All. − Perennial, densely tufted, stems thin, erect, 10-40 cm high, bluntly 3-angular, scabrous above. achenes ...
Vít Bojnanský, Agáta Fargašová, 2007
6
The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including ...
Hypanchyla, gen. nov. Fore wings with costa shouldered at base and hollowed out along the middle third, between the origin of the two transverse lines ; apex bluntly rounded ; hind margin obliquely curved, with a slight elbow in the middle.
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Jacobs, Joachim; Stechow, Arnim von; Sternefeld, Wolfgang; ...
(27a′) Your behavior, to put it bluntly, is disgraceful. (27a′′) Your behavior is disgraceful, to put it bluntly. (28a) *It, to put it bluntly, is unlikely that you will be invited back. (28a′) It is, to put it bluntly, unlikely that you will be invited back.
Mouton De Gruyter, 1995
8
Genetic and cytological studies with Camellia and related genera
Short, bluntly pointed, pubescent. Short, stout, bluntly pointed, glabrous. Short, stout, bluntly pointed, pubescent Short, stout, bluntly pointed, pubescent Short, stout, bluntly pointed, glabrous. C. sasanqua _ _ . . _ _ _ . VHEINEID GHLVTEIH  ...
William L. Ackerman, 1971
9
Flora of tropical Africa
Corolla shortly campanulate, slightly exceeding the calyx ; lobes short, bluntly ovate. Stamens a little shorter than the corolla- lobes. Scales bluntly ovate- oblong, fimbriate. Styles obsolete ; stigmas short, linear, Capsule ultimately separating at ...
Daniel Oliver, 1906
10
Hints for Husbands; a comedy, in five acts, etc. [By Samuel ...
Mrs. M. Mr. Dashington, Emily tells me you have proof of the marriage of our portegée— Old D. Proof positive, Ma'am—positive—as—a certificate in St. George's or St. Giles's. Tom Bluntly and Sir Frederick, without. Blu. But I beg your pardon, ...
‎1835

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLUNTLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bluntly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Will NME hit the right note as a free magazine?
When music is free, who needs music magazines? That, bluntly, is the question that faces the NME in 2015, as it looks to turn around years of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
The resounding 'Oxi' in Greek referendum: EU must respond with …
As the IMF bluntly warned last week the level of debt is simply unsustainable. And the inevitability of eventually needing to provide such relief ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
Oxfam and Macmillan Cancer Support hound elderly for money on …
'The whole point of it is going to be asking people for money,' our trainer, Callum, told us bluntly. 'That is what we're here to do. We're not an ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
“We screwed up,” says reddit CEO in formal apology
"We screwed up," the post begins bluntly. "Not just on July 2, but also over the past several years. We haven't communicated well, and we have ... «Ars Technica, Jul 15»
5
Three-year-old girl gives her dad a blunt lesson about childbirth in …
... her parents announce that they were expecting another child by bluntly stating where babies come from in a hilarious eight-second clip. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
6
Why 'Magic Mike XXL' Is Summer's Most Subversive Studio Pleasure
... collaboration, “sex, lies and videotape”) seduces Joe Manganiello's bluntly named Big Dick Richie with her own forthright carnal confessions. «Variety, Jul 15»
7
Singletons explain why they're alone with hashtag #SingleBecause
One Twitter user bluntly posted: '#SingleBecause Harry Styles and Niall Horan.' '#SingleBecause pizza isn't accepted by society as an eligible ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
Scientists are bracing themselves for the sensationalist bullsh*t that …
“Some of the trash that aired the last few years shows that people will watch anything if it has the word 'shark' in the title,” he put it bluntly in an ... «Salon, Jul 15»
9
The case for Cuomo's 'transactional' model of politics
Mayor de Blasio deserves praise for bluntly criticizing Gov. Cuomo, saying, among other things, that he “believes deeply in the transactional ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
10
The Future of Mobile Payments Awaits Your Fingerprint
Of that $90 billion, $41 billion will come from mobile proximity payments -- or, to put it bluntly, the act of waving your mobile device -- where you ... «Entrepreneur, Jul 15»

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