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Meanings of blunt directness in English

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Usage of blunt directness in English
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Her blunt directness lashed him back into the firmness he had lost.
The Garden of Allah
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With equally blunt directness he declared that he would not permit it.
Big Timber: A Story of the Northwest
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Ethel guessed where the question led and responded with blunt directness.
Ranching for Sylvia
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Isaac's mother was noted for her fearless character, and blunt directness of speech.
Isaac T. Hopper: A True Life
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He turned to her at last with a certain deliberation and spoke with blunt directness.
The Shadow of the East
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There was a blunt directness about the doctor which generally drove straight to the point.
The Story of the Foss River Ranch: A Tale of the Northwest
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This committee he ruled with blunt directness.
The Boss and the Machine: A Chronicle of the Politicians and Par...
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With his usual blunt directness Clarendon asked the King for an explanation, and then heard of Bristol's machinations.
Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02
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The diplomatists could not stand before his blunt directness, and he generally carried his point by eloquence and audacity.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11: American Founders
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Evelyn was not prepared for this blunt directness and she felt a little disconcerted, but she broke into a chilly smile.
Vane of the Timberlands
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The harsh precisions of the Baileys and Altiora's blunt directness threw up her fineness into relief and made a grace of every weakness.
The New Machiavelli
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They had had a decidedly inharmonious one early in January of 184-, and Deacon Callendar had spoken his mind with his usual blunt directness.
Scottish sketches
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"I suppose you have no money," he added with blunt directness.
Vane of the Timberlands
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"Friend of Mrs. Craven's?" he asked with blunt directness.
The Shadow of the East
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"It's this," he said finally, with blunt directness.
The Red Seal
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