What is the Latin word for bluntly?

The usual Latin words for “bluntly” are rūsticus, horridus, libet; also audāx, inōrnātus, abrumpō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“bluntly” in Latin

rūsticusof the country, rural, rustic; unrefined, boorish, coarse horridusrough, bristly, shaggy; rude, rough, uncouth, unpolished, untrimmed; awful, dreadful, horrible, horrid, frightful, fearf libetto be pleasing; to be agreeable audāxbold, audacious, daring; presumptuous inōrnātusunadorned, undecorated; uncelebrated abrumpōto break off something (violently); rend, tear, sever; to cut short; break off; terminate; halt, stop, or end suddenly o

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

bluntly

rustice, horride; libere, audaciter: inornate, abrupte.

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What is the Latin word for bluntly?: The usual Latin words for “bluntly” are rūsticus, horridus, libet; also audāx, inōrnātus, abrumpō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.