adverbC1
あからさまに、率直に
in a plain and direct way, without softening
例文
He stated the bad news baldly, without trying to soften it.
彼はその悪い知らせを、和らげようとせずあからさまに告げた。
The report stated baldly that the project had failed and money had been lost.
その報告書は、計画は失敗し資金は失われたと、あからさまに述べていた。
To put it baldly, the company can no longer afford to keep this branch open.
率直に言えば、その会社はもはやこの支店を維持する余裕がない。