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Distinctly vs Bluntly - What's the difference?

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As adverbs the difference between distinctly and bluntly

is that distinctly is in a distinct manner while bluntly is in a blunt manner; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.

distinctly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a distinct manner.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
  • , title=Well Tackled! , chapter=17 citation , passage=Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.}}
  • * 2007 , Stephen R. Donaldson, Fatal Revenant , ISBN 978-0-399-15446-1, p. 192,
  • "Aloud," he said distinctly, "the Seven Words are spoken thus. Melenkurion abatha. Duroc minas mill. Harad khabaal. "

    Antonyms

    * indistinctly

    bluntly

    English

    Adverb

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

    * coarsely, plainly, abruptly