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à brûle-pourpoint — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bluntly adverb In a direct, plain-spoken way, without softening the message.
  • straightforward adjective Simple and easy to understand or do, without unnecessary complication.

Senses

à brûle-pourpoint is used for these senses in English:

  • bluntly In a blunt manner; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.
  • point-blank Disconcertingly straightforward or blunt; outright.
  • point-blank In a direct manner, without hesitation.
  • straightforward In a straightforward manner; straightforwards; straightforwardly.

straightforward — full definition

  1. adjective Simple and easy to understand or do, without unnecessary complication.
  2. adjective Honest and direct in manner.

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