单词 | baldly |
释义 | baldly (once / 19732 pages) adv When you do something baldly, you do it in a blunt or straightforward way. When you get right to the point in a conversation, you speak baldly. People who state their feelings baldly sometimes get a shocked response from others, since they tend to simply say exactly what they mean rather than adding detail or explanations. The adverb baldly comes from the sense of the adjective bald that means "plain or blunt," a meaning that comes from the "plainness" of a bald — or hairless — head. WORD FAMILYbald: balded, baldest, balding, baldly, baldness, balds+/balding: baldinger/baldness: baldnesses USAGE EXAMPLES“Rolling Stone baldly told the jury that they heard and respected the verdict in this case,” Locke wrote to The Post. Washington Post(Dec 06, 2016) The play also enunciates its points a little too baldly in places. Los Angeles Times(Nov 09, 2016) Trump summed it up baldly at the Convention: “I am your voice. I alone can fix it.” The New Yorker(Nov 04, 2016) adv in a bald manner this book is, to put it baldly, an uneven work. |
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