baldly
adverb /ˈbɔːld.li/
/ˈbɑːld-/ Definition
› in plain or basic language, without unnecessary words or details: To put it baldly, I can't afford to take the risk.Blunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot saying muchNot being friendly
(Definition of baldly adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- abrupt adjective (UNFRIENDLY)
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- frank adjective
- frankness noun
- in a word idiom
- in the raw idiom
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