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Discover LudwigThe phrase "blunt answer" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a straightforward or direct response, often lacking in tact or subtlety.
Example: "When asked about his opinion on the matter, he gave a blunt answer that surprised everyone in the room."
Alternatives: "direct response" or "straightforward reply".
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The blunt answer?
McDonald's blunt answer surprised me.
The blunt answer: with very little.
"Not Yeats," was the paper's blunt answer.
But an E.P.A. spokeswoman in New York had a quick, and blunt, answer: Not a chance.
The blunt answer is that the European Union (EU) is something of an also-ran when it comes to innovation.
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He was full of blunt answers.
October 24, 2013 5.12pm BST A series of blunt answers to a blunt question: Did you deliver the product that you were contracted to build?
Maybe the qualities that attract many conservatives at the moment — his truthtelling tough guy shtick, his willingness to call people out and give blunt answers to questions that other politicians dance around — wouldn't wear well on the campaign trail.
He is known for an occasionally gruff manner, for crying when emotional, for a quietly strong faith, for conducting news media interviews while eating and giving blunt answers, and for sneaking a smoke in the dugout.
It was the raw early days of the coalition, and one of David Cameron's lieutenants was giving a frank answer to my blunt question: what would it take for the government to pull back on its planned cuts?
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