bluntlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈblʌntli/, U.S.

/ˈbləntli/

Etymology: < blunt adj. + -ly suffix².

†1. Stupidly; with dulled perception; without quickness of wit. Cf. blunt adj. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupidity, dullness of intellect > [adverb]

sotly1154

blately1513

grossly?1531

dully1533

blockishly1556

bluntly1557

buzzardly1561

sottishly1566

thickly1574

doltishly1580

witlessly1598

stupidiously1600

brainlessly1610

stupidly?1611

insulsely1637

uncleverly1697

numbskully1708

unintelligently1754

stupid?1757

duncishly1826

stockishly1846

sumphishly1850

simple-mindedly1851

obtusely1863

crassly1883

bovinely1900

unperceptively1935

simplistically1939

obtusively1953

dopily1958

gormlessly1958

1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes (new ed.) f. 101^v For he that blontly runnes, may light among the breers.

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 23 Al our senses weare..bluntlye benummed.

1711 J. Anderson Countrey-man's Let. 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.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > bluntness > [adverb]

obtuselyc1550

bluntly1578

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. ciiii. 290 Leaues bluntly iagged rounde about the edges.

1769 J. Parsons in Philos. Trans. 1768 (Royal Soc.) 58 193 Bluntly serrated.

1821 W. J. Hooker Flora Scotica ii. 22 Pileus deep buff, bluntly conical.

3. Rudely; without ceremony or delicacy; abruptly, curtly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adverb] > curtly or brusquely

cuttedly1530

snappishly1548

snappingly1567

bluntly1579

brusquely1671

bluffly1794

shortlya1817

curtly1866

offhandishly1926

1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 796/2 Because we come bluntly to it.

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear iv. 32 I can..deliuer a plaine message bluntly .

a1617 S. Hieron Penance for Sinne in Wks. (1620) II. 415 Neuer fall bluntly to any religious dutie which God requires.

1741 H. Walpole Let. 23 Nov. in Lett. to H. Mann (1833) I. 33 They bluntly refused to go.

1873 W. Black Princess of Thule xvii. 269 Ingram had come prepared to state harsh truths bluntly.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bluntly
释义	bluntlyadv. Brit. /ˈblʌntli/, U.S. /ˈbləntli/ Etymology: < blunt adj. + -ly suffix². †1. Stupidly; with dulled perception; without quickness of wit. Cf. blunt adj. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupidity, dullness of intellect > [adverb] sotly1154 blately1513 grossly?1531 dully1533 blockishly1556 bluntly1557 buzzardly1561 sottishly1566 thickly1574 doltishly1580 witlessly1598 stupidiously1600 brainlessly1610 stupidly?1611 insulsely1637 uncleverly1697 numbskully1708 unintelligently1754 stupid?1757 duncishly1826 stockishly1846 sumphishly1850 simple-mindedly1851 obtusely1863 crassly1883 bovinely1900 unperceptively1935 simplistically1939 obtusively1953 dopily1958 gormlessly1958 1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes (new ed.) f. 101^v For he that blontly runnes, may light among the breers. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 23 Al our senses weare..bluntlye benummed. 1711 J. Anderson Countrey-man's Let. 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. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > bluntness > [adverb] obtuselyc1550 bluntly1578 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. ciiii. 290 Leaues bluntly iagged rounde about the edges. 1769 J. Parsons in Philos. Trans. 1768 (Royal Soc.) 58 193 Bluntly serrated. 1821 W. J. Hooker Flora Scotica ii. 22 Pileus deep buff, bluntly conical. 3. Rudely; without ceremony or delicacy; abruptly, curtly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adverb] > curtly or brusquely cuttedly1530 snappishly1548 snappingly1567 bluntly1579 brusquely1671 bluffly1794 shortlya1817 curtly1866 offhandishly1926 1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 796/2 Because we come bluntly to it. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear iv. 32 I can..deliuer a plaine message bluntly . View more context for this quotation a1617 S. Hieron Penance for Sinne in Wks. (1620) II. 415 Neuer fall bluntly to any religious dutie which God requires. 1741 H. Walpole Let. 23 Nov. in Lett. to H. Mann (1833) I. 33 They bluntly refused to go. 1873 W. Black Princess of Thule xvii. 269 Ingram had come prepared to state harsh truths bluntly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1557
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