bluntly Definition

blunt
adj blunter, bluntest

1. Said of a pencil, knife or blade, etc: having no point or sharp edge.

Thesaurus: dull, unsharpened, unpointed, rounded, round; Antonym: sharp.
2. Dull; imperceptive.
3. Said of a person, character or manner, etc: honest and direct in a rough way.

Thesaurus: abrupt, brusque, curt, short, direct, forthright, candid, plain-spoken, rude, insensitive, tactless; Antonym: courteous, tactful.

verb

blunted, blunting
1. To make blunt or less sharp.

Derivative: bluntly
adverb

Derivative: bluntness
noun

Etymology: 13c.