DEFINITIONS1. speaking in a direct and honest way, even if this offends or upsets people. 'They just don't like you,' he told me bluntly. to put it bluntly (=used when saying something honest that may offend people): To put it bluntly, your friend isn't welcome here.
What do bluntly means?
/ˈblʌ If you speak bluntly, you speak without trying to be polite or considering other people's feelings: She told me bluntly that I should lose weight. To put it bluntly, I can't afford it. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
What does Blumply mean?
adverb. starkly and directly, with no attempt to be tactful or diplomatic: I always had a tendency to act in ways that are politically unwise—to bluntly say what I consider the truth.To put it bluntly, that is a very poor piece of policy-making.