Meaning & use
Baldly
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In a plain, blunt, or unadorned manner, without softening or elaboration.
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He stated baldly that the project had failed.
The report baldly listed the company's losses without any spin.
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This sense of 'bald' — meaning stark or unembellished — has nothing to do with hair loss; it derives from an older meaning of 'plain' or 'undisguised.'
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