bluntly
Related worddownright
He could always be relied on to be downrightly factual in his comments and criticisms, which sometimes caused offence.
I never heard any of the older generation speak downrightly about such matters.
He is downrightly honest, almost to the point of rudeness at times.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour
abruptly
abruptness
bald
baldly
baldness
blisteringly
bluff
directly
directness
edgelord
flat outphrase
forthright
outspokenly
plain speaking
plain-spoken
plainness
point-blank
shoot
suffer
vocal