blunt·ly
adverb/ˈblʌntli/
/ˈblʌntli/
- in a very direct way, without trying to be polite or kind
直言地；单刀直入地 - To put it bluntly, I want a divorce.
坦白地说，我要离婚。 - ‘Is she dead?’ he asked bluntly.
“她死了吗？” 他冲口而出。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBluntly is used with these verbs:- answer
- ask
- inform
- …
- To put it bluntly, I want a divorce.