1. (adverb) in a blunt direct manner

• bluffly
• bluntly
• brusquely
• flat out

1. (adverb) in a round manner

• circular
• round

2. (adverb) in a blunt direct manner

• bluff
• blunt
• candid
• forthright
• frank
• free-spoken
• outspoken
• plainspoken
• point-blank
• straight-from-the-shoulder
• brusk
• brusque
• curt
• short