"bluntly" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2021 November 29, Alan Shearer, “Why Newcastle have to win their next two games to give them hope of staying in the Premier League - Alan Shearer analysis”, in BBC Sport",
          "text": "To put it bluntly, they are going to have to start defending a heck of a lot better than they have been, otherwise their season - and top-flight status - could well be over before they know it.",
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        {
          "ref": "2022 August 24, Philip Haigh, “Network News: Union slams Avanti West Coast: 'lie' as services slashed”, in RAIL, number 964, page 6",
          "text": "Drivers' union ASLEF bluntly rebuffed the claim of unofficial action, calling it a lie. And Avanti West Coast was unable to provide any proof for its assertion, when questioned by RAIL.",
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        "In a blunt manner; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility."
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        [
          "blunt",
          "blunt"
        ],
        [
          "delicacy",
          "delicacy"
        ],
        [
          "civility",
          "civility"
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "coarsely"
        },
        {
          "word": "plainly"
        },
        {
          "word": "abruptly"
        },
        {
          "word": "frankly"
        }
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "In a blunt manner",
          "word": "suorasukaisesti"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "In a blunt manner",
          "word": "kaunistelematta"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "In a blunt manner",
          "word": "abruptement"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "In a blunt manner",
          "word": "à brûle-pourpoint"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "In a blunt manner",
          "word": "sans ménagement"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "uxešad",
          "sense": "In a blunt manner",
          "word": "უხეშად"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "In a blunt manner",
          "word": "nyersen"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "In a blunt manner",
          "word": "kerek perec"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "In a blunt manner",
          "word": "bryskt"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "In a blunt manner",
          "word": "bez ogródek"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "In a blunt manner",
          "word": "bezceremonialnie"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "naprjamík",
          "sense": "In a blunt manner",
          "word": "напрями́к"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "naprjamúju",
          "sense": "In a blunt manner",
          "word": "напряму́ю"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prjámo",
          "sense": "In a blunt manner",
          "word": "пря́мо"
        }
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        "In a blunt manner; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility."
      ],
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          "delicacy",
          "delicacy"
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      "word": "coarsely"
    },
    {
      "word": "plainly"
    },
    {
      "word": "abruptly"
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    {
      "word": "frankly"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "In a blunt manner",
      "word": "suorasukaisesti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "In a blunt manner",
      "word": "kaunistelematta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "In a blunt manner",
      "word": "abruptement"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "In a blunt manner",
      "word": "à brûle-pourpoint"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "In a blunt manner",
      "word": "sans ménagement"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "uxešad",
      "sense": "In a blunt manner",
      "word": "უხეშად"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "In a blunt manner",
      "word": "nyersen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "In a blunt manner",
      "word": "kerek perec"
    },
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "In a blunt manner",
      "word": "bryskt"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "In a blunt manner",
      "word": "bez ogródek"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "In a blunt manner",
      "word": "bezceremonialnie"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naprjamík",
      "sense": "In a blunt manner",
      "word": "напрями́к"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naprjamúju",
      "sense": "In a blunt manner",
      "word": "напряму́ю"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prjámo",
      "sense": "In a blunt manner",
      "word": "пря́мо"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bluntly"
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