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Bluntly vs Brutal - What's the difference?

bluntly | brutal |

As an adverb bluntly

is in a blunt manner; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.

As an adjective brutal is

(savagely violent)Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel.

bluntly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a blunt manner; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.

    • Synonyms

    * coarsely, plainly, abruptly

    brutal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (senseid)Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel
  • Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
  • Harsh; unrelenting
  • Disagreeably precise or penetrating
  • (music, figuratively) In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.

    • Synonyms

    * barbaric * cold-blooded * savage * vicious

    Antonyms

    * gentle * kind

    Related terms

    * brutality * brutally * brute * brutish

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